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Don't confuse fun with fulfillment, or pleasure with happiness.

Michael Josephson

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Michael Josephson
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
Motivational Speaker
Philosopher
Pleasure
Happiness
Confuse
Fulfillment
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Fun

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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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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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Go out there and do your part to change the world. You may not change all you had hoped but the world will be better for the caring demonstrated by your effort.
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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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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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Creating a child takes no love or skill being a parent requires lots of both.
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When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.
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Character is made up of core moral principles called the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and citizenship. Each of these virtues are independently important but together they provide the foundation for a worthy life.
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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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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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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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Don't sacrifice a good life for a good time.
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Character is ethics in action.
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We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.
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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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A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.
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A caring heart that listens is often more valued than an intelligent mind that talks.
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Surround our children with a message of honor
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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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Gratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously.
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