It’s only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLLife is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.
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At the darkest moment comes the light.
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You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.
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There are something like 18 billion cells in the brain alone. There are no two brains alike; there are no two hands alike; there are no two human beings alike. You can take your instructions and your guidance from others, but you must find your own path.
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The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others.
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You don’t ask what a dance means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what the world means. You enjoy it. You don’t ask what you mean. You enjoy it.
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Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
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I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
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If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.
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Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.
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Respect your curses, for they are the instruments of your destiny.
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People forget facts, but they remember stories.
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Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
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The goal of life is rapture. Art is the way we experience it.
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