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This page is for quotes that are particularly inspiring to me. I hope they are for you as well.

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Follow your bliss.
If you do, you put yourself on a kind of track
that has been there all the while waiting for you,
and the life you ought to be living
is the one you are living.

When you can see that,
you begin to meet people
who are in the field of your bliss,
and they open the doors to you.

I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid,
and doors will open
where you didn't know they were going to be,
and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else.

                                        - Joseph Campbell

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Note from Ben:

Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987) was an American mythology professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion. He wrote the mythology and story classic "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", and was interviewed by Bill Myers in the PBS special, "The Power of Myth". Among many other accomplishments, Campbell was the principal story consultant for George Lucas' "Star Wars" original trilogy. I believe that it was Campbell's contribution to Star Wars, namely the universal mythic and human archetypes he wove into the story, that made "Star Wars" resonate so powerfully in people and made it such a potent experience and financial success, the likes of which have never been seen before or since.