Zabuzhko, Oksana: This is what power really is: the privilege of ignoring anything you might find distasteful. (Oksana Zabuzhko: Ukrainian novelist, poet, and essayist, Born 1960) Categories: AUTHORITY, POWER

Zakariah, Fareed: Let's hope . . . that Americans come to realize that Washington is dysfunctional not because of the venality of the politicians but rather because of the appetites of the people they represent—who want benefits and lowered taxes, but a balanced budget. (Fareed Zakariah: Indian-American world-affairs journalist, TV commentator, and author, Born 1964) Categories: GOVERNMENT, EXPECTATIONS

Zakich, Rhea: Head-talk is for dealing. Heart-talk is for healing. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: COMMUNICATION

Zakich, Rhea: Healing happens when you get your thoughts, feelings, and actions into alignment. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: HEALING

Zakich, Rhea: I am who I am because of the bridges I have crossed. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: EXPERIENCE

Zakich, Rhea: Love isn't love 'til you give it away. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: LOVE

Zakich, Rhea: Smiles are contagious. Pass them around. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: SMILES

Zakich, Rhea: Sometime helping someone actually harms them because it deprives them of learning their lesson. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: HELPING

Zakich, Rhea: When we live to love, we love to live. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: LOVE

Zakich, Rhea: You don't have to fix anyone. Just be available to do your part. (Rhea Zakich: U.S. communications consultant and creator of the 'Ungame,' Born 1935) Categories: MENTORING, SUPPORT

Zander, Benjamin: It's one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt . . . the capacity of the people he's leading to realize whatever he's dreaming. (Benjamin Zander: English music conductor, who is currently the musical director of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Born 1939) Categories: LEADERSHIP

Zander, Benjamin: The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful. (Benjamin Zander: English music conductor, who is currently the musical director of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Born 1939) Categories: LEADERSHIP

Zangwill, Israel: America is . . . the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and reforming! The Real American has not yet arrived . . . I tell you—he will be the fusion of all races, the common superman. (Israel Zangwill: British author at the forefront of cultural Zionism during the 19th century, 1864-1926) Categories: DIVERSITY, U.S.A.

Zangwill, Israel: The past is for inspiration, not imitation; for continuation, not repetition. (Israel Zangwill: British author at the forefront of cultural Zionism during the 19th century, 1864-1926) Categories: PAST, PROGRESS

Zapata, Emiliano S.: I would rather die standing in resistance than begging on my knees! (Emiliano S. Zapata: Mexican iconic figure who was a foremost leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1879-1919) Categories: BRAVERY, PROTEST

Zappa, Frank: A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. (Frank Zappa: U.S. musician, singer, composer, songwriter, bandleader, and satirist of U.S. culture, 1940-1993) Categories: MIND, OPEN-MINDEDNESS, PARACHUTES

Zarlenga, Peter N.: We will not know unless we begin. (Peter N. Zarlenga: U.S. author and orator, 1943-2007) Categories: EXPERIMENTATION

Zedong, Mao: A lie repeated a hundred times becomes the 'truth.' (Mao Zedong: Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist, and founder of the People's Republic of China, 1893-1976) Categories: LIES, HISTORY

Zedong, Mao: All the peasant revolutions of the 20th century have been against the predatory and disruptive effects of capitalism. (Mao Zedong: Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist, and founder of the People's Republic of China, 1893-1976) Categories: CAPITALISM

Zedong, Mao: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. (Mao Zedong: Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist, and founder of the People's Republic of China, 1893-1976) Categories: POLITICS, POWER, VIOENCE

Zen proverb: When you reach the top, keep climbing. (Zen proverb: ) Categories: PERSEVERANCE

Zhou, Zhuang: Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. (Zhuang Zhou: Chinese philosopher, 369-286 B.C.E.) Categories: HAPPINESS, CONTENTEDNESS

Ziglar, Zip: Failure is an event, never a person. (Zip Ziglar: U.S. author, salesman, and motivational speaker, 1926-2012) Categories: FAILURE, SELF-WORTH, EVENT

Ziglar, Zip: Integrity gives you real freedom because you have nothing to fear since you have nothing to hide. (Zip Ziglar: U.S. author, salesman, and motivational speaker, 1926-2012) Categories: HONESTY, INTEGRITY

Ziglar, Zip: Money is not everything but it ranks right up there with oxygen. (Zip Ziglar: U.S. author, salesman, and motivational speaker, 1926-2012) Categories:

Ziglar, Zip: People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily. (Zip Ziglar: U.S. author, salesman, and motivational speaker, 1926-2012) Categories: MOTIVATION

Ziglar, Zip: The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job. (Zip Ziglar: U.S. author, salesman, and motivational speaker, 1926-2012) Categories: SELF-DETERMINATION, SUCCESS

Ziglar, Zip: Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. (Zip Ziglar: U.S. author, salesman, and motivational speaker, 1926-2012) Categories: ATTITUDE, APPTITUDE

Zinn, Howard: Dissent is not only patriotic, it is the essence of what being an American is all about. (Howard Zinn: U.S. political science professor, author, and social activist, 1922-2010) Categories: DISSENT (U.S.A.), PATRIOTISM (U.S.A.)

Zinn, Howard: War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times. (Howard Zinn: U.S. political science professor, author, and social activist, 1922-2010) Categories: WAR, TERRORISM

Zinn, Howard: Wars, even so-called wars of liberation , bring more evil, death, and destruction than good. (Howard Zinn: U.S. political science professor, author, and social activist, 1922-2010) Categories: WAR

Zinn, Howard: What matters most is not who is sitting in the White House, but who is 'sitting in'—and who is marching outside the White House, pushing for change. (Howard Zinn: U.S. political science professor, author, and social activist, 1922-2010) Categories: POLITICS (U.S.A.), PROTEST

Zinsser, William: Writing is thinking on paper. (William Zinsser: U.S. writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher, 1922-2015) Categories: WRITING

Zola, Emile: I, an artist . . . am here to live out loud. (Emile Zola: French writer, 1840-1902) Categories: ARTISTS

Zola, Emile: One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines. (Emile Zola: French writer, 1840-1902) Categories: DEADLINES

Zola, Emile: The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men. (Emile Zola: French writer, 1840-1902) Categories: ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENT, HUMANKIND

Zuniga, Juana: To not fight is to be complicit in the corruption. (Juana Zuniga: Honduran civil rights activist, Born 1986) Categories: ACTIVISM, CORRUPTION, RESISTANCE