Yip Harburg Quotes

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.

We are going to the moon that is not very far. Man has so much farther to go within himself.

For me, it's a voyage of self-discovery. I'm able to go on a set and to explore situations, personalities, people and characters that are close to me, or maybe not. Through going there and experiencing these different people and their situations, it helps me to get oriented and develop as a human being. So, acting is fundamental to who I am.

We expect him to take up a lot of space in his gangly experiments with life, and we teach him, through task, work, game, activity, and experience how to use that space. Above all, we give him mentoring and supervision that respects and teaches his gifts, his visions, even his shadowy inner demons

I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go to someplace that seems like a revelation or a strong connection to an emotional truth.

For me, my life is a journey.

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

That's the way I try to live. I think it's the only way for human beings at this point in our evolution as souls, where everyone in their lifetime is going through stuff.

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.

If you play it safe every time, then you're missing the best part of acting. You haven't learned anything about your humanity.

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

The next frontier is not in front of us but inside us.

I do think that travel can be part of a journey of inner maturation, but you've got to do it right.

I learned so much about life and other human beings - then about myself.

It's my deepest interest as an actor: I love discovering how human beings work, how their flaws reveal themselves - how to learn and grow from that - and how characters teach me things as a woman and as a parent.

My time on 'Roadies' gave me serenity and space.

I enjoy exploring and finding myself.

My journey is not to be a star but to become as aware a person as possible.

Some people are just born human, the rest of us, we take a lifetime to get there.

The self-explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else.

Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself.

We have two lives, the life we learn with and the life we live with after that. Suffering is what brings us toward happiness.

I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.

Heights of the spirit can only be climbed by passing through the portals of humility.

Until we know what motivates the hearts and minds of men we can understand nothing outside ourselves, nor will we ever reach fulfillment as that greatest miracle of all, the human being.