Both the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable.
JOSEPH CAMPBELLAll we really want to do is dance.
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
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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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Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world.
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If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.
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When you follow your bliss a kind of track opens up, that’s always been there, waiting for you. And the life that you should be living, is the one that you will be living.
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It is within you that the divine lives.
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The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.
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If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But you must be ready for it.
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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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Vegetarians are people who cannot hear tomatos screaming.
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Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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You’ve got to find the force inside you.
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You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.
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Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.
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When we talk about settling the world’s problems, we’re barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect. It’s a mess. It has always been a mess. We’re not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives.
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The purpose of the journey is compassion. When you have come past the pairs of opposites, you have reached compassion.
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