All Joseph Campbell Quotes
- Both the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable. Artist
- The function of ritual... is to give form to the human life, not in the way of a mere surface arrangement, but in depth. Arrangement
- A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a… Accord
- Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your attention on what… Attention
- I am Shiva-this is the great meditation of the yogis in the Himalayas...Hea ven and hell are within us, and all the gods are within… All
- The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for. Afraid
- It is the function of art to carry us beyond speech to experience. Art
- Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon, but to our ignorance and complacency coming to an end. Apocalypse
- Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred,… Change
- Every hero must have the courage to be alone, to take the journey for himself. Alone
- All we really want to do is dance. All
- If you want to see what a society really believes in, look at what the biggest buildings on the horizon are dedicated to. Believe
- Man actually needs the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. Actually Needs
- There is an Indian fable of three beings who drank from a river: one was a god, and he drank ambrosia; one was a man,… Ambrosia
- What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light, or am I the light of which the bulb is a vehicle? Bulb
- Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up. The earth must be broken to bring forth life. If the seed… Acts
- Eternity is not future or past. Eternity is a dimension of now. It is a dimension of the human spirit -- which is eternal. Find… Days
- Making the inner meet the outer is the function of the artist. Artist
- Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths. By finding your own dream and following it through, it will lead you to the myth-world in… Dream
- What is the cause, though, of the growth of an acorn? The oak that is to come! What is to happen in the future is… Acorn
- Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. Bring
- Heroism is a matter of integrity--beco ming more and more at each step ourselves. Each
- All societies are evil, sorrowful, inequitable; and so they will always be. So if you really want to help this world, what you will have… All
- If you want to know what a given society believes in, look at what its largest buildings are devoted to. Believe
- Could God exist if nobody else did? No. That’s why gods are very avid for worshipers. If there is nobody to worship them, there are… Avid