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

Michael Josephson

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Michael Josephson
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
Motivational Speaker
Philosopher
Cans
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I am grateful for all those people who said no. It is because of them that I did it myself. Practice an attitude of gratitude. You can either be miserable dwelling on the troubles you have or grateful for the ones you don't have. Your troubles don't care but it makes a huge difference in your life.
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It is much more difficult to know what is fair than what is unfair
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It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them.
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The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.
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Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.
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Gratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously.
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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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At home, be grateful. At work, be appreciative. Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others.
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Don't confuse fun with fulfillment, or pleasure with happiness.
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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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Expressed gratitude encourages further giving ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
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Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for, not so we feel guilty about what we have that others don't, but to be genuinely grateful for our blessings.
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If you want to be happy, learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn that being alone does not mean being unhappy. The world is full of plenty of interesting and enjoyable things to do and people who can enrich your life.
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If you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character.
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The opposite of success is not failure. Unsuccessful efforts are not failures unless they so discourage you that you abandon further efforts to achieve your goal. Even then, the venture or effort may be a failure but you are not. Failure is an event not a character trait.
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I am not and never will be perfect. I am not always as honest, respectful, responsible, fair or as kind as I should be. All I can do is what I should do: strive every day, with every decision to be the best person I can be. I don’t expect to be perfect but I know I can be better.
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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 sacrifice a good life for a good time.
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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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Experimenting with drugs is like target practice where your head is the bull's-eye.
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