A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLPeople forget facts, but they remember stories.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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You’ve got to say yes to this miracle of life as it is, not on condition that it follow your rules.
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You must have a place to which you can go in your heart, your mind, or your house, almost every day, where you do not owe anyone and where no one owes you – a place that simply allows for the blossoming of something new and promising.
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The hero journey is inside of you; tear off the veils and open the mystery of your self.
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When you are on your path, and it is truly your path, doors will open for you where there were no doors for someone else.
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Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.
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If there were already a path, it would have to be someone else’s; the whole point is to find your own way.
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God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It’s as simple as that.
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We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
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All we really want to do is dance.
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Where you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.
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You have to learn to recognize your own depth.
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Let the world be as it is and learn to rock with the waves.
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You’ve got to find the force inside you.
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I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing.
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I always tell my students, go where your body and soul want to go. When you have the feeling, then stay with it, and don’t let anyone throw you off.
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