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A caring heart that listens is often more valued than an intelligent mind that talks.

Michael Josephson

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Michael Josephson
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
Motivational Speaker
Philosopher
Caring
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Heart
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Listens
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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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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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Don't confuse fun with fulfillment, or pleasure with happiness.
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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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It is not enough that we express our gratitude, we must experience it. We truly honor the must think about our blessings, separately and cumulatively It is not enough to count our blessings and express our gratitude if we don't truly feel grateful.
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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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What a person says and does in ordinary moments when when no one is looking reveals more about true character than grand actions taken while in the spotlight. Our true character is revealed by normal, consistent, everyday attitudes and behavior, not by self-conscious words or deeds or rare acts of moral courage.
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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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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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Neither the intensity of your feelings nor the certainty of your convictions is any assurance that you are right.
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One problem with gratitude is that it competes with the sense of pride, self-reliance and accomplishment we have. We want to think what we have is the result of our efforts rather than the gifts, good turns and opportunities provided us by others.
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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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America is a song that sounds the best when we all sing together - at least for a while.
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Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift.
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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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What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
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It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good.
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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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People who don't believe in you are right only if you believe they are.
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Expressed gratitude encourages further giving ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
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