Archetypal Quotes

44 Archetypal quotes by 39 unique authors

My upbringing was absolutely not the archetypal writer's upbringing. Even, arguably, the opposite. — Graham Swift
One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things. — Harrison Birtwistle
I didn't want to be the archetypal sponging brother-in-law, so I didn't go into acting when I got to the States. I thought, 'No, I'll… — John Mahoney
We have evidence all around us in our daily analytic practice and in contemporary world history that this earth-shaking archetypal event is taking place here… — Edward F Edinger
Ecology movements, futurism, feminism, urbanism, protest and disarmament, personal individuation cannot alone save the world from the catastrophe inherent in our very idea of the… — James Hillman
Myths are the world's dreams. They are archetypal dreams and deal with great human problems. Myths and dreams come from the same place. They come… — Joseph Campbell
We are the higher synthesis of the union of the archetypal Mother and Father. As we recognize the divinity within ourselves, we see it in… — Anodea Judith
The motif of death plays an important role the human psyche in connection with archetypal and karmic material. — Stanislav Grof
Steve McQueen was from a time when you didn't know every little dirty thing about our public figures. He and James Dean were very mysterious,… — Sheryl Crow
Horror fans are a particular breed. They analyze films with such detail and expertise that I am reminded of the Canadian literary critic Northrup Frye,… — Roger Ebert
Blonde symbolises sexuality and power - it holds very different connotations. The archetypal star has always been blonde. — Marina and the Diamonds
Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of… — John C. McGinley
Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country. — P.J. O'Rourke
Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great… — Chuck Palahniuk
I am not the archetypal leading man. This is mainly for one reason: as you may have noticed, I have no hair. — Patrick Stewart
The Internet has become a remarkable fount of economic and social innovation largely because it's been an archetypal level playing field, on which even sites… — James Surowiecki
The way we think may be completely different, but you and I are an ancient, archetypal couple, the original man and woman. We are the… — Banana Yoshimoto
At first I was glad for the help. My freshmen English class, "Mythology and Archetypal Experience," confounded me. I didn't understand why we couldn't just… — Alison Bechdel
Jungians such as Joseph Campbell have generalised such journeys into a set of archetypal events and images. Though they can be useful in criticism, I… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Icy glares from vampires are far icier than icy glares from people and when the vampire giving you an icy glare is originally from Iceland,… — Kevin Hearne

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