Joseph Campbell

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.”

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.”

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”

“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”

“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”

“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”

“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”

“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.”

“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.”

“We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it's all about.”

“Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.”

“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path.”

“When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.”

“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.”

“The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves.”

“Regrets are illuminations come too late.”