Quotes from Michael Josephson

Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.

At home, be grateful. At work, be appreciative. Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others.

We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.

To separate the purpose of a business from the purpose of people who are in the business is, I think, not a good thing.

Necessity is not merely the father of invention; it is the father of courage.

No word makes me happier than the word "daddy" when it's directed to me.

Failure is much easier to handle if you just think of it as feedback to guide your next effort.

Being a father is the most important role I will ever play and if I don't do this well, no other thing I do really matters.

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.

Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.

People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.

Values are good things only if they are good values.

Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell.

If you are the boss it's wise to remember that there are lots of things you don't know and lots of people who hope you won't find out.

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

We judge ourselves by our best acts and most noble intentions, but we will be judged by our last worst act.

What you allow, you encourage.

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.

Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs.

What will matter is not your success but your significance....

You can't escape moral judgment through a legal loop hole.