Joseph Campbell Quotes

It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.

I'm open, and I'm out there, but I also enjoy being alone, relaxing.

A hotel room all to myself is my idea of a good time.

When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

I love time with family and friends, but completely relish time on my own when I have no agenda to follow, no to-do's, just me and time alone.

Sometimes it's nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game.

As crazy as it may sound, it's like my tranquil place, where I sit, and I have my candy for a minute, and I just space out, and it's just me and my candy.

I've been taking a lot of time to paint and be in nature. I would say I'm happier as a person. More centered. More free.

I like my own company.

In general, I feel very happy with how I got to have time on my own at least a little bit outside of the public eye.

I absolutely fell in love with being on the water and the peace and freedom that you get being on the water in a single boat.

Each found her greatest safety in silence.

I wanted to be out so I could relax and be me.

I've got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.

I need solitude, which is to say, recovery, return to my self, the breath of a free, light, playful air.

Give me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner - and then to thinking! ... I begin to feel, think, and be myself again. Instead of an awkward silence, broken by attempts at wit or dull common-places, mine is that undisturbed silence of the heart which alone is perfect eloquence.

A person has to be by himself a little bit. We weren’t born in a flock. Togetherness drives me out of my mind.

What I like about being alone is being able to do whatever you want and it's for yourself.

All I want is to have my peace of mind...

Deliberately seeking solitude-quality time spent away from family and friends-may seem selfish. It is not. Solitude is as necessary for our creative spirits to develop and flourish as are sleep and food for our bodies to survive.

I have a room all to myself; it is nature.

My uncertain temper is cooling, as is my sense of racing against time to accomplish the things I want to. I don't have to go anywhere or see anyone I don't want to now, and it is a glorious feeling!