“If you want to be happy, learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn that being alone does not mean being unhappy. The world is full of plenty of interesting and enjoyable things to do and people who can enrich your life.” PeopleIfsWorldWantMeanDoeInterestingLonelyUnhappyPlentyThings To DoEnjoyableBeing AloneBeing LonelyWant To Be HappyBeing UnhappyLike Being Alone Author: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.” WantCharacterPayWillingCostRight ThingDoing The Right Thing Author: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.” ThinkingWantEnoughCharacterOur LivesIntentionDeterminedDefinedGood Intentions Author:Michael Josephson
“Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.” WantCharacterPayMoralCostRight ThingDoing The Right ThingMoral Strength Author:Michael Josephson
“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.” WantYearsOpportunityChallengesNew YearNew Years EveHappy New YearNew OpportunityNew ChallengesNew Year New StartHappy New Year EveHappy New Year LoveInspirational New YearNew Years Eve Love Author:Michael Josephson
“One of the greatest things about daughters is how they adored you when they were little; how they rushed into your arms with electric delight and demanded that you watch everything they do and listen to everything they say. Those memories will help you through less joyous times when their adoration is replaced by embarrassment or annoyance and they don't want you to see what they are doing or hear what they are saying. And yet, you will adore your daughter every day of her life, hoping to be valued again, but realizing how fortunate you were even if you only get what you already got.” IfsWantLittlesHelpingFatherRealizingMemoriesWatchesArmsDadDaughterDelightFortunateElectricReplacedFatherhoodAdoreEmbarrassmentJoyousAdorationOur DaughterYour DaughterAnnoyanceAdore You Author:Michael Josephson
“Ethics doesn't require us to ignore our self-interests or demand a life of self-sacrifice. It requires that we know the difference between what we want and what we should do” KnowsWantShouldSelfInterestDifferencesSacrificeDemandEthicsCharitySelf InterestSelf Sacrifice Author:Michael Josephson
“One problem with gratitude is that it competes with the sense of pride, self-reliance and accomplishment we have. We want to think what we have is the result of our efforts rather than the gifts, good turns and opportunities provided us by others.” ThinkingWantSelfProblemTurnsOpportunityResultsEffortPrideGratitudeAccomplishmentSelf RelianceRelianceBeing Thankful Author:Michael Josephson
“I think Samuel Johnson had it right when he observed that hope is itself a species of happiness. So if we want to be happy it only makes sense to discipline ourselves to choose our attitudes, to think positively and to be hopeful.” IfsThinkingWantLifeAttitudeDisciplineSpeciesMake SenseHopefulPositivelyJohnsonWant To Be HappyThink Positively Author:Michael Josephson
“Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.” WantImportantHelpingIntegrityPersonal Integrity Author:Michael Josephson
“Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. When it comes to character, you dont have to be sick to get better. Its easier for a good person to get better than for a bad person to get good.” WantPersonsCharacterPayEasierCostSickGet BetterRight ThingGood PersonDoing The Right ThingGood Character Author:Michael Josephson
“The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more. Whine less, laugh more. Talk less, listen more. Want less, give more. Hate less, love more. Scold less, praise more. Fear less, hope more.” WantGivingHateLaughingKeysAppreciatePraiseComplainingBetter Life Author:Michael Josephson
