If you’re going to have a story, have a big story, or none at all.
Joseph Campbell
Storytelling, Life Narrative, Ambition, Adventure, Big Dreams, Personal Choice
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Spiritual Poise | Religious Myths | Opportunities | Discovery Drive | Education | Love’s Impact | Life Perception | Fear | Learning | Human Struggles | Opposites | Respect | Timeless | Simplicity | Courage | Universe Doors | Finding Self | Landscape | Beliefs | Life Trials | More
More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“Our actual ultimate root is in our humanity, not in our personal genealogy.” Joseph Campbell
Humanity’s Essence, Shared Roots, Unity Message, Common Humanity, Life’s Meaning, Ancestry
Joseph Campbell Humanity’s Essence, Shared Roots, Unity Message, Common Humanity, Life’s Meaning, Ancestry“For if anything is capable of making a poet of a literary man, it is my hometown love of the human, the living and ordinary.” Joseph Campbell
Poetic Inspiration, Human Love, Ordinary Life, Literature, Poetry, Humanity
Joseph Campbell Poetic Inspiration, Human Love, Ordinary Life, Literature, Poetry, Humanity“Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss.” Joseph Campbell
Poetry Profession, Bliss Connection, Artistic Lifestyle, Poetry, Bliss, Art
Joseph Campbell Poetry Profession, Bliss Connection, Artistic Lifestyle, Poetry, Bliss, Art“The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag.” Joseph Campbell
Fate And Will, Life’s Guidance, Fate, Will, Guidance, Life
Joseph Campbell Fate And Will, Life’s Guidance, Fate, Will, Guidance, Life“Giving birth is definitely a heroic deed, in that it is the giving over of oneself to the life of another.” Joseph Campbell
Birth, Heroism, Sacrifice, Motherhood, Life, Selflessness
Joseph Campbell Birth, Heroism, Sacrifice, Motherhood, Life, Selflessness“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell
Inner Joy, Pain Relief, Emotional Healing, Inner Peace, Happiness, Coping Mechanism
Joseph Campbell Inner Joy, Pain Relief, Emotional Healing, Inner Peace, Happiness, Coping Mechanism“Writer’s block results from too much head. Cut off your head. Pegasus, poetry, was born of Medusa when her head was cut off. You have to be reckless when writing. Be as crazy as your conscience allows.” Joseph Campbell
Creative Freedom, Writer’s Block, Artistic Recklessness, Mythical Symbolism, Inspired Creation, Poetic Release
Joseph Campbell Creative Freedom, Writer’s Block, Artistic Recklessness, Mythical Symbolism, Inspired Creation, Poetic Release“Every step they took, she told him something he’d never known before; and yet it always seemed, the moment she’d said it, as if he had known it all his life.” Joseph Campbell
Love, Relationships, Knowledge, Discovery, Connection, Wisdom
Joseph Campbell Love, Relationships, Knowledge, Discovery, Connection, Wisdom“He must put aside his pride, his virtue, beauty, and life and bow or submit to the absolutely intolerable. Then he finds that he and his opposite are not of differing species, but one flesh.” Joseph Campbell
Pride, Submission, Opposites, Humility, Transformation, Unity
Joseph Campbell Pride, Submission, Opposites, Humility, Transformation, Unity“Perhaps some of us have to go through dark and devious ways before we can find the river of peace or the highroad to the soul’s destination.” Joseph Campbell
Life Journey, Spiritual Path, Inner Conflict, Peace, Self-discovery, Personal Growth
Joseph Campbell Life Journey, Spiritual Path, Inner Conflict, Peace, Self-discovery, Personal Growth“Every hero must have the courage to be alone, to take the journey for himself.” Joseph Campbell
Hero Courage, Personal Journey, Self Discovery, Courage, Heroism, Independence
Joseph Campbell Hero Courage, Personal Journey, Self Discovery, Courage, Heroism, Independence“You can tell what’s informing a society by what the tallest building is.” Joseph Campbell
Societal Insights, Cultural Values, Architectural Symbolism, Power Structures, Public Expression, Urban Icons
Joseph Campbell Societal Insights, Cultural Values, Architectural Symbolism, Power Structures, Public Expression, Urban Icons“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.” Joseph Campbell
Life Lessons, Experience, Uncertainty, Change, Journey, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Life Lessons, Experience, Uncertainty, Change, Journey, Philosophy“What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: do I dare? And then if you do dare, the dangers are there, and the help also, in the fulfillment or the fiasco.” Joseph Campbell
Hero’s Journey, Life Adventures, Hero, Journey, Life, Adventure
Joseph Campbell Hero’s Journey, Life Adventures, Hero, Journey, Life, Adventure“Our time has changed, and it’s changed and changed, and it continues to change so fast, that what was proper fifty years ago is not proper today. So the virtues of the past are the vices of today, and many of what were thought to be the vices of the past are the necessities of today. And the moral order has to catch up with the moral necessities of actual life in time, here and now, and that’s what it’s not doing, and that’s why it’s ridiculous to go back to the old-time religion.” Joseph Campbell
Change, Morality, Social Evolution, Past Vs Present, Values, Cultural Shift
Joseph Campbell Change, Morality, Social Evolution, Past Vs Present, Values, Cultural Shift“There is a condescension on the part of the infinite to the mind of man. That is what looks like God.” Joseph Campbell
God, Infinite, Human Perception, Divine Understanding, Humility, Spirituality
Joseph Campbell God, Infinite, Human Perception, Divine Understanding, Humility, Spirituality“It is not only that there is no hiding place for the gods from the searching telescope and microscope; there is no such society any more as the gods once supported.” Joseph Campbell
Gods Discovery, Scientific Search, Societal Change, Science, Religion, Society
Joseph Campbell Gods Discovery, Scientific Search, Societal Change, Science, Religion, Society“It is remarkable how completely forgotten episodes, when touched with a word, open to the memory – at first vaguely, like the recollection of a dream, but then with increasing clarity and certitude, until at last all is again present, and one wonders how such scenes could have ever been forgotten.” Joseph Campbell
Memory, Reflection, Clarity, Nostalgia, Life Experiences, Recollection
Joseph Campbell Memory, Reflection, Clarity, Nostalgia, Life Experiences, Recollection