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Joseph Campbell Quotes: When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
         

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


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We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.



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.

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.



If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.

If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.



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

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



The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

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.

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



Life is but a mask worn on the face of death. And is death, then, but another mask? 'How many can say,' asks the Aztec poet, 'that there is, or is not, a truth beyond?'

Life is but a mask worn on the face of death. And is death, then, but another mask? 'How many can say,' asks the Aztec poet, 'that there is, or is not, a truth beyond?'



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

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



Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived. Follow the path that is no path, follow your bliss.

Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived. Follow the path that is no path, follow your bliss.



It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.

It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.





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Тогава си счел всички земни придобивки за нищо. И сега недей да милееш за нищо. Имай готовност, като захвърлиш всичко, да останеш гол.

Тогава си счел всички земни придобивки за нищо. И сега недей да милееш за нищо. Имай готовност, като захвърлиш всичко, да останеш гол.



Minho snickered and leaned back in his chair. “Man, you are one butt-load of sunshine, let me tell you.

Minho snickered and leaned back in his chair. “Man, you are one butt-load of sunshine, let me tell you.



As long as I can apply my craft, I'm happy.

As long as I can apply my craft, I'm happy.



There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.



Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.



President Bush spent the day calling names he couldn't pronounce in countries he never knew existed.

President Bush spent the day calling names he couldn't pronounce in countries he never knew existed.



The pirate he will sink you with a kiss, he'll steal your heart and sail away.

The pirate he will sink you with a kiss, he'll steal your heart and sail away.



I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh it was. My very heart leapt with the sound.

I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh it was. My very heart leapt with the sound.



Those who cannot afford to sue currently have no protection of their property rights if they come in conflict with a regulation.

Those who cannot afford to sue currently have no protection of their property rights if they come in conflict with a regulation.



Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that.

Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that.




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