Michael Josephson

Character is not only doing the right thing when no one is looking, it’s doing the right thing when everyone is looking. It’s being willing to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

Michael Josephson

Character refers to dispositions and habits that determine the way that person normally responds to desires, fears, challenges, opportunities, failures and successes.

Michael Josephson

Creating a child takes no love or skill; being a parent requires lots of both.

Michael Josephson

Ethics is not a description of what people do; it’s a prescription for what we all should do.

Michael Josephson

Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be.

Michael Josephson

Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.

Michael Josephson

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.

Michael Josephson

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.

Michael Josephson

Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.

Michael Josephson

Good intentions are simply not enough. Our character is defined and our lives are determined not by what we want, say or think, but by what we do.

Michael Josephson