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

Michael Josephson

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Michael Josephson
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
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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.
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One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.
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A certain formula for an unhappy life is pursue someone else's definition of success. Until you define your own goals and purposes your life is not your own and there can be no sense of fulfillment no matter how much you achieve.
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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.
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Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.
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Happiness is the peace of mind that comes from feeling that I am living a worthy life in the company of people I love and in the service of something bigger than myself.
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Character is just another term for good person. A person of character lives a worthy life guided by moral principles. A person of character is a good parent, a good friend, a good employee and a good citizen.
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It is much more difficult to know what is fair than what is unfair
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Character is ethics in action.
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America is a song that sounds the best when we all sing together - at least for a while.
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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.
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Gratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously.
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Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.
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It is better to be unsuccessful pursuing a significant goal that being successful attaining an insignificant one.
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Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.
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Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for appreciation and approval. When our good work or good deeds go unrewarded by hoped for praise, we feel like failures so we treat those who denied us our due as betrayers.
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A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.
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Failure is much easier to handle if you just think of it as feedback to guide your next effort.
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Neither the intensity of your feelings nor the certainty of your convictions is any assurance that you are right.
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