Initiation Quotes

67 quotes by 48 authors

The conquest of fear yields the courage of life. That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure-- fearlessness and achievement. — Joseph Campbell
My first few weeks in New York were an initiation into the kingdom of guts. — Shirley MacLaine
Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. Suffering can be likened to a baptism -… — George Eliot
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love. — William Ralph Inge
All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual… — Ron Paul
The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence. — Ron Paul
Beyond a certain point, the whole universe becomes a continuous process of initiation. — Robert Anton Wilson
As a poet I hold the most archaic values on earth . . . the fertility of the soil, the magic of animals, the power-vision… — Gary Snyder
A bit of advice Given to a young Native American At the time of his initiation: As you go the way of life, You will… — Joseph Campbell
He did not know that the new life would not be given him for nothing, that he would have to pay dearly for it, that… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The necessary consequence of man's right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and… — Ayn Rand
Every test successfully met is rewarded by some growth in intuitive knowledge, strengthening of character, or initiation into a higher consciousness. — Paul Brunton
We take spiritual initiation when we become conscious of the Divine within us, and thereby contact the Divine without us. — Dion Fortune
If it is written and read with serious attention, a novel, like a myth or any great work of art, can become an initiation that… — Karen Armstrong
She has been to the compound before. She remembered this hallway. She knows about the initiation process. My mother was Dauntless. — Veronica Roth
I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. We do dangerous things and people die. People die, and we move… — Veronica Roth
I didn't realize until that moment that Dauntless initiation had taught me an important lesson: how to keep going. — Veronica Roth
Why would the factionless have a high Divergent population?" It sounds like she's smirking. "Obviously those who can't confine themselves to a particular way of… — Veronica Roth
A Stoic is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
She walks away, and I am too stunned to follow her. At the end of the hallways she turns and says, "Have a piece of… — Veronica Roth

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