Jim Berlin’s “Thought For The Day” (TFTD)
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Chinese Proverb
“A dog in the kennel scratches at his fleas—the hunting dog does not feel them”. –Chinese Proverb Note: I will be out of the country on business until March 30th when the daily thoughts will resume. Please keep a good thought each day until then. – Jim Berlin
Napoleon Hill
“In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists”. –Napoleon Hill
Jim Walton
“Dad always said you’ve got to stay flexible. We never went on a family trip nor have we ever heard of a business trip in which the schedule was not changed at least once after the trip was underway. Later, we all snickered at some writers who viewed Dad as a grand strategist who intuitively… Read more »
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Dr. Who
“Some people live more in 20 years than others do in 80. It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person.” –Dr. Who
Chinese Proverb
“To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.” –Chinese Proverb
Mario Andretti
“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” –Mario Andretti
J.K. Simmons
“If you’re lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call them. Don’t text. Don’t email. Call them on the phone. Tell them you love them, and thank them, and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you”. —Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons
Leonard Nimoy
“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory”. –Leonard Nimoy, RIP (1931-2015)
Agnes’ Law
“Almost everything in life is easier to get into than out of.” –Agnes’ Law
Tip of the Iceberg
Ronald E. Osborn
“Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” –Ronald E. Osborn
Sir Edmund Hillary
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves”. –Sir Edmund Hillary
Henry David Thoreau
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them”. –Henry David Thoreau
Zen Buddhist Saying
“Before enlightenment–chop wood/carry water; after enlightenment–chop wood/carry water.” -Zen Buddhist saying
The Wonderful Husband
Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A mobile phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk.Everyone else in the room stops to listen. MAN: “Hello?” WOMAN: “Honey, it’s me. Are you at the club?” MAN: “Yes.” WOMAN: “I’m at the mall… Read more »
Albert Einstein
“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” -Albert Einstein