Michael Josephson
Michael Josephson
Michael Josephsonis a former law professor and attorney who founded the nonprofit Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics located in Los Angeles, California, out of which he operates as a speaker and lecturer on the subject of ethics. The institute is named after his parents...
Michael Josephson quotes about
important-values relics ifs
If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.
gratitude appreciation grateful
At home, be grateful. At work, be appreciative. Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others.
gratitude attitude grateful
I am grateful for all those people who said no. It is because of them that I did it myself. Practice an attitude of gratitude. You can either be miserable dwelling on the troubles you have or grateful for the ones you don't have. Your troubles don't care but it makes a huge difference in your life.
gratitude feelings demand
Gratitude is most treasured when it is unexpected. When we expect, even demand gratitude, we treat it simply as payment due for some service we rendered and we squeeze any good feeling out of it.
risk alternatives use
There's some wisdom and no moral deficiency to one who holds courage in reserve and uses it as a last resort. Before we take the kind of risks that require courage, we ought to exhaust other less risky alternatives.
gratitude debt gratitude-to-others
For many of us gratitude to others comes with a sense of debt that can never be fully paid and therefore the things we are thankful for are never really ours.
being-thankful competition quality
Be thankful for quality competitors who push you to your limit.
gratitude generosity giving
Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
goal achievement wimps
Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable achievement
dad daddy
No word makes me happier than the word "daddy" when it's directed to me.
winning competition may
When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose.
courage moral absence
It isn't the absence of conscience or values that prevents us from being all we should be, it is simply the lack of moral courage.
messages values who-you-are
Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
teacher character ideas
Neither heredity nor environment determine character. But whether we give in to or overcome the negative messages we are exposed to as we wend our way through life is often determined by whether our parents, teachers, mentors and friends exposed us to good examples and morally inspiring ideas.