Like many of you, I enjoy a good quote. And like many of you, I maintain an extensive list of these timeless, often inspiring, occasionally humorous, sometimes sardonic, and always wise observations of the human condition.  Several weeks ago I shared an excellent source of quotes about our logistics profession in a blog post entitled "Searching for Logistics Quotations." As we head into President’s Day weekend, permit me to share several of my other favorites, starting with two from the men we honor on Monday, as well as a few others that you may find useful, amusing, encouraging, or perhaps just downright thought-provoking:

·         “To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace” – George Washington

·         “And in the end it is not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years.” -- Abraham Lincoln

·         “Never take counsel of your fears” -- Andrew Jackson

·         “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

·         “It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up” -- Vince Lombardi

·         “The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing” – Walt Disney

·         Never mistake activity for achievement” – John Wooden

·         “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

·         “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple…and wrong” – H.L. Mencken

·         “It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so”  -- Mark Twain

·         “You can observe a lot by watching” – Yogi Berra

·         "Never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, ever give in except to convictions of honour and good sense” – Sir Winston Churchill