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
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.
character thinking trying
We all have three characters: the one we really have, the one we try to convince the world we have, and the one we think we have.
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.
thinking stronger becoming
The kind of courage that is strengthened or created by concern about what others will think is really a form of fear. Fear of disapproval or dishonor becoming stronger than fear of injury or even death.
sports attitude integrity
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for the rules and traditions of the sport and various traits of good character including integrity (abiding by the letter and spirit of the rules and concepts of honor); demonstrated respect for others including teammates, opponents, officials and spectators; accountability, self-control, and graciousness in victory and defeat.
being-thankful competition quality
Be thankful for quality competitors who push you to your limit.
jobs men average
Some jobs require a more consistent challenge to moral courage than others. Politics is one. In such a setting terrifically good men and women will still be found wanting occasionally. No one does the right thing all the time. It would be more generous and fair to consider their batting average than to judge them only by their last worst act.
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.