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
integrity fighting fire
People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.
sick get-better ethics
You don't have to be sick to get better.
new-year opportunity years
Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.
perfect decision honest
I am not and never will be perfect. I am not always as honest, respectful, responsible, fair or as kind as I should be. All I can do is what I should do: strive every day, with every decision to be the best person I can be. I don’t expect to be perfect but I know I can be better.
block successful positivity
The difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is not in the event itself but how you think about it and what you do after it. Every failure and setback can become part of your success or an excuse for quitting or failing. People who develop the discipline of positivity are both happier and more successful.
honesty pay cost
Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs.
integrity important want
Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.
attitude taken character
What a person says and does in ordinary moments when when no one is looking reveals more about true character than grand actions taken while in the spotlight. Our true character is revealed by normal, consistent, everyday attitudes and behavior, not by self-conscious words or deeds or rare acts of moral courage.
messages values who-you-are
Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
daughter dad commitment
It's a great joy but no test of love or commitment to take your son to a ball game. You really prove your credentials as a good dad when you are willing to take your daughter shopping - more than once.
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.
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.
good-things good-values ifs
Values are good things only if they are good values.
ethical should persons
The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.