Quote of the Day (William James, on What ‘Makes You Feel Most Deeply and Vitally Alive’)

“Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it.”—American philosopher and psychologist William James (1842-1910), The Principles of Psychology (1890)

Quote of the Day (Joseph Campbell, on ‘Being Who You Are’)

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”—American philosopher Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living, edited by Diane Osbon (1991)

Quote of the Day (Cyndi Lauper, on Her Teens and Her Individuality)

“I withdrew, into music, records. I was different, and I was…you know, kids are cruel to each other. Now, it doesn’t bother me. I don’t give a shit what anybody says about me. You don’t like it, too fuckin’ bad. Because the truth is, you can’t stamp out individuality – there’s too many of us.”—American musician Cyndi Lauper, quoted in Kurt Loder, “Cyndi Lauper: Dream Girl,” Rolling Stone, May 24, 1984