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Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, 'I did that.'

Michael Josephson

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Michael Josephson
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
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What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew but how many will feel a lasting loss when you are gone. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by who and for what?
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It's a great joy but no test of love or commitment to take your son to a ball game. You really prove your credentials as a good dad when you are willing to take your daughter shopping - more than once.
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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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Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.
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Good character is more important than wealth, good looks, popularity and even education. These things do not guarantee happiness and often they become obstacles to developing good character.
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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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Necessity is not merely the father of invention it is the father of courage.
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Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
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For many of us gratitude to others comes with a sense of debt that can never be fully paid and therefore the things we are thankful for are never really ours.
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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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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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The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.
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