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Character is ethics in action.

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Michael Josephson
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
Motivational Speaker
Philosopher
Character
Ethics
Action

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Character refers to dispositions and habits that determine the way that person normally responds to desires, fears, challenges, opportunities, failures and successes.
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People who don't believe in you are right only if you believe they are.
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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.
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There is within you, waiting to be called, a great source of power called courage. Call its name and it will give you the strength to confront challenges despite fear and to continue and the heart to continue with bold confidence despite the pain of caused by tragedy.
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Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
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A caring heart that listens is often more valued than an intelligent mind that talks.
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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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Character is both formed and revealed by how one deals with everyday situations as well as extraordinary pressures and temptations. Like a well-made tower, character is built stone by stone, decision by decision.
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Gratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously.
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No leader or organization can achieve breakout growth until it treats, we've always done it this way as an opportunity to think anew rather than as a reason to stop thinking. Keep in mind, tradition should be a guide, not a jailer.
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Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.
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It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good.
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Surround our children with a message of honor
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Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, 'I did that.'
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Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
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In life, we all get scored on every day. The wonderful thing is, if we do our best with courage and tenacity, we might be outscored but we can never be beaten.
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The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more. Whine less, laugh more. Talk less, listen more. Want less, give more. Hate less, love more. Scold less, praise more. Fear less, hope more.
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If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.
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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 sacrifice a good life for a good time.
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