Michael Josephson

“Learn from your past but live for your future.”

— Michael Josephson

Surround our children with a message of honor

— Michael Josephson

“Don't do anything today that will darken tomorrow.”

— Michael Josephson

Values are good things only if they are good values.

— Michael Josephson

What you allow you encourage.

— Michael Josephson

Hire for character, train for skills.

— Michael Josephson

Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs.

— Michael Josephson

You don't have to be sick to get better.

— Michael Josephson

It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good.

— Michael Josephson

It is much more difficult to know what is fair than what is unfair

— Michael Josephson

Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

— Michael Josephson

“The real test of character is whether you will do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to…

— Michael Josephson

It's actually easier to truly become a person of good character than to persuade others we are what we are not.

— Michael Josephson

Be thankful for quality competitors who push you to your limit.

— Michael Josephson

If you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character.

— Michael Josephson

Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

— Michael Josephson

The only force that can sustain true and consistent courage is some form of spiritual belief that values like honor, duty, loyalty…

— Michael Josephson

Character determines how we lead our lives, how we deal with life's unearned fortunes and misfortunes and how we make choices that…

— Michael Josephson

Happiness is the peace of mind that comes from feeling that I am living a worthy life in the company of people…

— Michael Josephson

There's no such thing as business ethics; there's just ethics. And ethics makes no concessions for the real or imagined necessities of…

— Michael Josephson

No one is born with good character; it's not a hereditary trait. And it isn't determined by a single noble act. Character…

— Michael Josephson

Gratitude is most treasured when it is unexpected. When we expect, even demand gratitude, we treat it simply as payment due for…

— Michael Josephson

Authentic gratitude is much more rare and precious than expressions of gratitude which are often empty courtesies or simply tactical ploys to…

— Michael Josephson

A certain formula for an unhappy life is pursue someone else's definition of success. Until you define your own goals and purposes…

— Michael Josephson

Character is made up of core moral principles called the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and citizenship. Each…

— Michael Josephson

Gratitude is a feeling not statement. It is so easy to say we are grateful that I often don't stop to really,…

— Michael Josephson

Neither heredity nor environment determine character. But whether we give in to or overcome the negative messages we are exposed to as…

— Michael Josephson

What a person says and does in ordinary moments when when no one is looking reveals more about true character than grand…

— Michael Josephson

Never underestimate the power of temptation to disarm your better senses. Throughout the ages good people surrendered their honor for the empty…

— Michael Josephson

I am grateful for all those people who said no. It is because of them that I did it myself. Practice an…

— Michael Josephson

When was the last time you wrote a thank you note? When was the last time you went beyond a mechanical "thank…

— Michael Josephson

There are two sure ways to fail: never get started and quit before you succeed. Many companies promote the language of risk-taking…

— Michael Josephson

One of the greatest things about daughters is how they adored you when they were little; how they rushed into your arms…

— Michael Josephson

Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does…

— Michael Josephson

Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair…

— Michael Josephson

It can be frustrating and even frightening to observe the success which sometimes comes to outlaws and rogues who seem to refute…

— Michael Josephson

Its a sign of troubled times when the concept of pressure becomes an acceptable excuse for ethical shortcuts and moral shortcomings. Pressures…

— Michael Josephson

Gratefulness is a payment everyone can afford.

— Michael Josephson

How many times do you get to lie before you are a liar?

— Michael Josephson

“The choices you make in life will make your life.”

— Michael Josephson