Michael Josephson

Don't sacrifice a good life for a good time.

— Michael Josephson

Success comes in cans. Failures comes in can'ts.

— Michael Josephson

An ounce of action is worth a ton of good intentions.

— Michael Josephson

Character is ethics in action.

— Michael Josephson

Ethics is doing more than the law requires and less than the law allows.

— Michael Josephson

You are the captain of your own ship; don't let anyone else take the wheel.

— Michael Josephson

It is better to be unsuccessful pursuing a significant goal that being successful attaining an insignificant one.

— Michael Josephson

A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.

— Michael Josephson

Many things in life are not fair but all things should be.

— Michael Josephson

If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.

— Michael Josephson

Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.

— Michael Josephson

“Ethics is not about the way things are, it's about the way they ought to be.”

— Michael Josephson

If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults.

— Michael Josephson

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…

— Michael Josephson

If you want to be happy, learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn that being alone does not mean being unhappy.…

— Michael Josephson

You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing…

— Michael Josephson

There is no objective criteria for either success or failure. People who achieve their goals are successful, those who don't are not.

— Michael Josephson

It's a great joy but no test of love or commitment to take your son to a ball game. You really prove…

— Michael Josephson

For many of us gratitude to others comes with a sense of debt that can never be fully paid and therefore the…

— Michael Josephson

Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high, but the ultimate cost of moral compromise is so much higher.

— Michael Josephson

No leader or organization can achieve breakout growth until it treats, "we've always done it this way" as an opportunity to think…

— Michael Josephson

The way we treat people we think can't help or hurt us - like housekeepers, waiters, and secretaries - tells more about…

— Michael Josephson

One problem with gratitude is that it competes with the sense of pride, self-reliance and accomplishment we have. We want to think…

— Michael Josephson

To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes. To the man with old shoes, it's a pair of new shoes.…

— Michael Josephson

Using the phrase business ethics might imply that the ethical rules and expectations are somehow different in business than in other contexts.…

— Michael Josephson

Someone who lies for you will also lie to you. The occasional benefit your business may gain from a successful deception or…

— Michael Josephson

It is not enough that we express our gratitude, we must experience it. We truly honor the must think about our blessings,…

— Michael Josephson

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy…

— Michael Josephson

Creating a child takes no love or skill; being a parent requires lots of both.

— Michael Josephson

Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.

— Michael Josephson

Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be.

— Michael Josephson

When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose.

— Michael Josephson

A caring heart that listens is often more valued than an intelligent mind that talks.

— Michael Josephson

You can't escape moral judgment through a legal loop hole.

— Michael Josephson

“Live to give and you will live larger and better than you ever have before.”

— Michael Josephson

Your life is your ship and you are the captain. Choose your course, take the wheel firmly and get on your way.

— Michael Josephson

People who don't believe in you are right only if you believe they are.

— Michael Josephson

There is no adversity that cannot be overcome by good character.

— Michael Josephson

Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.

— Michael Josephson

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

— Michael Josephson