Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths

Quote by Joseph Campbell

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The warrior's approach is to say yes to life: yea to it all.

The warrior's approach is to say yes to life: yea to it all.

The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned,...

The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned,...

I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is...

I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is...

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to...

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to...

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

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

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

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows,...

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows,...

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of...

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of...

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to...

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to...

God is a metaphor for that which trancends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as...

God is a metaphor for that which trancends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as...

The world is full of people that have stopped listening to themselves or have listened...

The world is full of people that have stopped listening to themselves or have listened...

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

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

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But...

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But...

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they...

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they...

Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going...

Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going...

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced...

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced...

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,...

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,...

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the...

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the...

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to...

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to...