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...
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honesty pay cost
Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs.
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.
new-year opportunity years
Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.
sick get-better ethics
You don't have to be sick to get better.
integrity fighting fire
People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.
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.
moral judgment holes
You can't escape moral judgment through a legal loop hole.
differences making-a-difference looks
Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, 'I did that.'
keys goal effort
The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.
way fairness ethics
Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be.
easy asks worth-it
Don't ask whether it is going to be easy. Ask whether it is worth it.
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.
character want pay
Character is not only doing the right thing when no one is looking, it's doing the right thing when everyone is looking. It's being willing to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.
choices choices-you-make choose-wisely
The choices you make in your life will make your life. Choose wisely.