Michael Josephson

“When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.”

“To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes. To the man with old shoes, it's a pair of new shoes. To the man with new shoes, it's stylish shoes. And of course, the fellow with no feet would be happy to be barefoot. Measure your life by what you have not by what you don't.”

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

“Ideas without action are like beautifully gift wrapped boxes with nothing inside.”

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

“We can't live forever but what we do can change lives forever.”

“Be bold but be smart. Don't be afraid to fail or intimidated by the possibility of criticism or ridicule in pursuing your important goals, but don't take foolish risks either, especially where the upside is small and the downside is serious.”

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

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

“The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.”

“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.”

“People who don’t believe in you are right only if you believe they are.”

“What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.”

“At you look back on the year gone by, think of missed opportunities not with regret but as a reminder of what you learned that you can use to seize the opportunities ahead.”

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

“What you allow, you encourage”

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

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

“Don’t confuse fun with fulfillment, or pleasure with happiness.”

“Honesty doesn’t always pay, but dishonesty always costs.”

“We judge ourselves by our best intentions and most noble deeds but we will be judged by our worst act.”

“Ethics is not a description of what people do; it's a prescription for what we all should do.”

“Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.”

“The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.”

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

“On a practical level, there are two vital steps to ethical behavior:knowing what is right and doing it.”