Quotes by Joseph Campbell

Follow your Bliss.

When you no longer are compelled by desire and fear . . .  when you have seen the radiance in eternity from all forms of time . . .  when you follow your bliss . . .  doors will open where you would not have thought there were doors . . . and the world will step in and help.

"The Universe always strikes you at your weakest point because thats what most needs strengthening."

"Events are the language of the Universe."

Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?

"The place to find is within yourself."

"Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human manifestation...."

I have found that you have only to take that one step toward the gods, and they will then take ten steps toward you. That step, the heroic first step of the journey, is out of, or over the edge of, your boundaries, and it often must be taken before you know that you will.

The only question in life is whether or not you are going to answer a hearty 'YES!' to your adventure.

"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are"

"Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world"