"Every hero must have the courage to..." - Quote by Joseph Campbell

“When we talk about settling the world's problems, we're barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect. It's a mess. It has always been a mess. We're not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives.”

“Each of us has capacities. The real trick is knowing the machinery of the boat in which you are crossing the channel.”

“The sin of inadvertence, not being alert, not quite awake, is the sin of missing the moment of life-live with unremitting alertness.”

“So let the way wind up the hill or down, O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown. My heart will keep the courage of the quest, And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.”

“The monster is never just there where we think he is. What is truly monstrous is our cowardice and sloth.”

“May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.”

“A man can be a hero in any profession”

“Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America, who commanded the sun and the moon to stand still - and they obeyed.”

“Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism.”