209 Quotes by Michael Josephson

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Don't ask whether it's going to be easy. Ask whether it's going to be worth it.

I'm happy that they approved it. It's great for those employees and former employees that participated in the lawsuit.

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.

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.

Success or failure can only be measured in terms of a particular objective. The success of a person whose life objective is money or status will look very different than the success of one who sets out to make a positive difference in the world.

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.

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

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