WORTH WATCHING: Understanding the LGBT World
I strongly recommend that anyone with strong feelings on the subject of homosexuality and gay rights watch these short videos and leave your comments – regardless of your position and how strongly you feel about it, take some time to hear some first hand perspectives.
VIDEO: Do Not Believe
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because …
COMMENTARY: True Patriotism & Human Rights
MUST-SEE VIDEO. After the surprise attack by the Japanese on the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the declaration of war against Japan, 120,000 men, women and children, including second and third generation American citizens
Devine Beauty: Learning & Tolerance
“There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps.
Education Yields Tolerance
“The highest result of education is tolerance.” – Helen Keller
Faith: Science & Religion
“SCIENCE investigates; RELIGION interprets. SCIENCE gives make knowledge, which is power; RELIGION gives man wisdom, which is control.
True Religion
“It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion.
Meet Mataya Josephson, My Transgender Son
My son Mataya posted this courageous and insightful video to help folks understand many of the issues a transgender person has to deal with. I am proud of him. He deserves love and respect. He certainly has mine.
Aristotle Quote: We Live in Deeds
“We live in deeds, not years; In thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” – Aristotle
Confucius Quote: Educate Children
If your plan for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees. If your plan is for 100 years, educate children. – Confucius
BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADOPT CHARACTER COUNTS!
BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADOPT CHARACTER COUNTS! This week, about 80 more principals, counselors and teachers will receive their certificates as CHARACTER COUNTS!
VIDEO: Before You Speak, Listen.
“Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.” – William Arthur Ward
VIDEO: Leadership & Learning
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy
Where A Great Leader Takes You
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be.” – Rosalynn Carter
CREDIBILITY: You Can’t Fool All the People All the Time
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. – Abraham Lincoln
This Week’s Theme: Leadership and Free Press
This year’s President’s Day, a celebration of two of our greatest leaders, comes at the end of an eventful week raising the issues of what does it mean to be presidential and
BEST EVER QUOTES ON A FREE PRESS
OBSERVATIONS AND INSIGHTS ABOUT THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF AN AGGRESSIVE FREE PRESS.
Commentary: The Media – Enemies or Guardians of Democracy
IS THE TRUTH STILL IMPORTANT?
BEST EVER QUOTES ON LEADERSHIP
Michael Josephson has curated below this list of Best Ever Quotes on Leadership in hopes of inspiring great and ethical leaders.
VIDEO: Great Leaders Make a Difference
“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader. They set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – it’s always about the goal.” – Michael Josephson
VIDEO: Leading with Positivity
“Being positive in a negative situation is not naive, it’s LEADERSHIP.” – Ralph Marston
Great Leaders: Idealistic & Realistic
Great leaders are both idealistic and realistic. They have a grand vision and great goals. They seek to close the gap between what is and what can be but they have no illusions that success is either certain or simple.
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUST IN LEADERSHIP
IN TERMS OF TRUST, WHAT DO WE MEAN AND WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM OUR LEADERS TODAY?
VIDEO: Parenting by Example
As parents, we must lead by example — Live a life that your children can be proud of and they will live a life you can be proud of.
VIDEO: True Friendship
“True friends don’t just like you, they care about you. True friends want the best for you and bring out the best in you.” – Michael Josephson
VIDEO: Finding Happiness in Loneliness
“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.” – Michael Josephson
Lincoln on Democracy
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. – Abraham Lincoln