Necessity is not merely the father of invention; it is the father of courage. Michael Josephson More Quotes by Michael Josephson More Quotes From Michael Josephson One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more. Michael Josephson never-settle adequacy keys Surround our children with a message of honor Michael Josephson leadership sports children Many things in life are not fair but all things should be. Michael Josephson ethics things-in-life justice There's a hole in the moral ozone and it's getting bigger. Michael Josephson ozone moral change Be thankful for quality competitors who push you to your limit. Michael Josephson being-thankful competition quality Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us. Michael Josephson hurt character people Ethics is doing more than the law requires and less than the law allows. Michael Josephson ethics law There is no adversity that cannot be overcome by good character. Michael Josephson adversity overcoming character Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift. Michael Josephson being-thankful gratitude kindness 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 important character looks The kind of courage that is strengthened or created by concern about what others will think is really a form of fear. Fear of disapproval or dishonor becoming stronger than fear of injury or even death. Michael Josephson stronger becoming thinking 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. Michael Josephson debt being-thankful gratitude Using the phrase business ethics might imply that the ethical rules and expectations are somehow different in business than in other contexts. There really is no such thing as business ethics. There is just ethics and the challenge for people in business and every other walk in life to acknowledge and live up to basic moral principles like honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness and caring. Michael Josephson honesty caring responsibility 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. Michael Josephson being-thankful gratitude feelings 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. Michael Josephson alternatives risk use Physical courage to a person of honour is easier and less risky than acts that could subject him to embarrassment or humiliation or a diminished career or reputation. These things he must live with. To die for honor is an easier thought to bear. Michael Josephson careers honor bears Character is both formed and revealed by how one deals with everyday situations as well as extraordinary pressures and temptations. Like a well-made tower, character is built stone by stone, decision by decision. Michael Josephson decision temptation character No leader or organization can achieve breakout growth until it treats, "we've always done it this way" as an opportunity to think anew rather than as a reason to stop thinking. Keep in mind, tradition should be a guide, not a jailer. Michael Josephson organization opportunity thinking It's actually easier to truly become a person of good character than to persuade others we are what we are not. Michael Josephson good-character easier character It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good. Michael Josephson good-person easier character
