James Hillman Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• We would like otherworldly visitations to come as distinct voices with clear instructions, but they may only give small signs in dreams, or as sudden hunches and insights that cannot be denied. They feel more as if they emerge from inside and steer you from within like an inner guardian angel. . . . And, most amazing, it has never forgotten you, although you may have spent most of your life ignoring it.

  James Hillman

  Inspirational, Dream, Angel

• The character truest to itself becomes eccentric rather than immovably centered, as Emerson defined the noble character of the hero. At the edge, the certainty of borders gives way. We are more subject to invasions, less able to mobilize defenses, less sure of who we really are, even as we may be perceived by others as a person of character. The dislocation of self from center to indefinite edge merges us more with the world, so that we can feel blest by everything.

  James Hillman

  Hero, Character, Blessing

  James Hillman (2012). “The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life”, p.37, Ballantine Books

• We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being in office, holding office.

  James Hillman

  Giving, Office, Holding On

• Well, if I'm only a result of past causes, then I'm a victim of those past causes. There is no deeper meaning behind things that gives me a reason to be here.

  James Hillman

  Past, Giving, Causes

  Source: scottlondon.com

• A mother should have some fantasy about her child's future. It will increase her interest in the child, for one thing. To turn the fantasy into a program to make the child fly an airplane across the country, for example, isn't the point. That's the fulfillment of the parent's own dreams. That's different. Having a fantasy - which the child will either seek to fulfill or rebel against furiously - at least gives a child some expectation to meet or reject.

  James Hillman

  Mother, Dream, Country

  Source: scottlondon.com

• So when you consider the archetypal, historical, and cultural background of whatever you do, it gives you a sense that your occupation can be a calling and not just a job.

  James Hillman

  Jobs, Giving, Historical

  Source: scottlondon.com

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