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A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder. Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won.

Joseph Campbell

Vegetarians are people who cannot hear tomatos screaming.
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Funny People Scream
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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Body Feeling Soul Stay Student Yourself
The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
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Ability Adventure Heart Inspirational Yourself
It is within you that the divine lives.
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Divine Live Spiritual Yourself
Regrets are illuminations come too late.
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Illumination Late Regret
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
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Burn Happiness Pain Place
Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
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Dreams Myth Privacy Public
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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Day Heart Home Mindset Place Promise Yourself
You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.
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Authority Life Maturity Yourself
The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.
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Old Oneself Proverb Skin
The quest for fire occurred not because anyone knew what the practical uses for fire would be, but because it was fascinating.
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Fascination Fire Interest Mystery
We’re not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.
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Influence Journey Person Save World
When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then comes the new life and all that is needed.
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Darkness Life Lost Need
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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Power Service Wisdom Yourself
Whatever the hell happens, say, ‘This is what I need.’
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Hell Myself Need
The god you worship is the one you’re capable of becoming.
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Capability God Oneself Worship

A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder. Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won.

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