65 motivational quotes to ignite your insurance sales

Successful insurance sales professionals have to learn early on how to maintain a thick skin and a positive attitude. A great way to keep yourself motivated, especially during tough times, is to be reminded of why you do what you do, the positive impact your efforts have on others, and how to stay resilient.

Insurance sales success takes dedication, passion, hard work and time, but these 65 motivational quotes should amp you up to close that next deal:

1. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. — Vince Lombardi

2. In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can. — Nikos Kazantzakis

3. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. — Thomas Edison

4. Most people think ‘selling’ is the same as ‘talking.’ But the most effective salespeople know that listening is the most important part of their job. — Roy Bartell

5. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. — Mark Twain

6. Life’s battles don’t always go to the strongest or fastest; sooner or later those who win are those who think they can. — Richard Bach

7. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. — Vince Lombardi

8. Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life. — Mary Kay Ash

9. If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will. — Bob Hooey

10. Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of the prospect. — William Clement Stone

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11. People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons. — Zig Ziglar

12. There is always room at the top. — Daniel Webster

13. For every sale you miss because you’re too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you’re not enthusiastic enough. — Zig Ziglar

14. The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph! — Marvin Phillips

15. Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. — William James

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16. Try not to become a person of success, but try to become a person of value. — Albert Einstein

17. There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. — Beverly Sills

18. You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. — Babe Ruth

19. If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you. — Zig Ziglar

20. Life’s battles don’t always go to the strongest or fastest; sooner or later those who win are those who think they can. — Richard Bach

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21. Whatever you are, be a good one. — Abraham Lincoln

22. Prospecting – Find the man with the problem. — Ben Friedman

23. If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. — Thomas Edison

24. The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer. — John Madden

25. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. — Milton Berle

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26. Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. — Samuel Johnson

27. Fortune favors the bold. — Virgil

28. The way you position yourself at the beginning of a relationship has profound impact on where you end up. — Ron Karr

29. The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed. — Henry Ford

30. It’s easier to explain price once than to apologize for quality forever. — Zig Ziglar

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31. The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse. — John Mason

32. Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. — John D. Rockefeller

33. Goals aren’t enough. You need goals plus deadlines: goals big enough to get excited about and deadline to make you run. One isn’t much good without the other, but together they can be tremendous. — Ben Feldman