Jim Berlin’s “Thought For The Day” (TFTD)
We update this page daily with miscellaneous quotes, comments and musings from Jim Berlin, the founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. These daily thoughts illustrate Jim’s passion for excellence and touch on everything from business and politics to logistics and life. If you’d like to receive Jim’s “Thoughts For The Day” in an email message every day, just enter your email address in the “Subscribe to our website updates” field on this page and we’ll add you to our subscription list (you’ll also receive our periodic News & Notes website updates).
Conquers That Fear
“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” -Nelson Mandela
Find a Way
“If you really want to do it, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” -Jim Rohn
Last of Human Freedom
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” -Victor Frankel
The End of an Era
“It’s the end of an era. What you grew up in, the last 30 years, is over. We are somewhere else.” -former Estonian President Toomas Hendrix Ilves
Decades Where Nothing Happens
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” -Vladimir Lenin
Strong Is Your Only Choice
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” -Bob Marley
What Real Courage Is
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” -Atticus Finch, in “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee
How To Conquer
“One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.” -Sun Tzu
Wars Begin When You Will
“Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.” -Niccolo Machiavelli
After You Know It
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” -John Wooden
Only Do A Little
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.” -Sir Edmund Burke
Extraordinary Person
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary folks. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary person.” -Elbert Hubbard
Kings and Slaves
“There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.” -Helen Keller
Humility Gives Power
“All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.” -Lao Tzu
Sail My Ship
“I am not afraid of storms because I am learning to sail my ship.” -Louisa May Alcott
Won’t Get Fired
“You won’t get fired if you do something, you will if you don’t do anything. Do something; if it is wrong, for you can correct that, but there is no way to correct nothing.” -John Stevens (Chief Engineer in charge of building the Panama Canal—1904)
Middle of Difficulty
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” -Albert Einstein
