“I have no expectation that any man will read history aright who thinks that what was done in a remote age, by… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Professed authors who overestimate their vocation are too full of themselves to be agreeable companions. The demands of their egotism are inveterate. — Henry Theodore Tuckerman Copy Share Image
Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master. That is… — Lewis Hyde Copy Share Image
Writing is a fearsome but grand vocation—potentially healing but likewise deadly. I wouldn’t trade my life for the world. — Reynolds Price Copy Share Image
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The vocation of each writer is to describe the world as he or she sees it; anything more than that is advertising. — Hanif Kureishi Copy Share Image
Those who perceive in themselves... the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
The vocation, whether it be that of the farmer or the architect, is a function; the exercise of this function as regards… — Ananda Coomaraswamy Copy Share Image
Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence of performance. . . .… — James Bryant Conant Copy Share Image
“God allows man to learn His supernatural ends, but the decision to strive towards an end, the choice of course, is left… — John Paul II Copy Share Image
Prayer must not be our chance work but our daily business, our habit and vocation. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“Our work is a vocation to which we have been called from the beginning of time. When we work we are partaking… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
There's a reason why trainspotters are not girls, there's a reason why there's the myth of the slightly autistic male genius, there's… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“The Christian vocation is to be in prayer, in the Spirit, at the place where the world is in pain, and as… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
What if we discover that our present way of life is irreconcilable with our vocation to become fully human? — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
“No matter what office LBJ assumed he lifted greater than when he found it.” — David Pietrusza Copy Share Image
A vocation is a noble thing and not to be subverted by the whims of politicians. — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
Many of our brothers and sisters are 'baptized, but insufficiently evangelized.' In a number of cases, nations once rich in faith and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Once I asked my counsellor for advice about my vocation. I asked, 'How can I know if God is calling me and… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Moreover, nothing is so rare as to see misfortune fairly portrayed; the tendency is either to treat the unfortunate person as though… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Any time I think out loud, 'I can't believe this is my job,' and remember I am a very lucky duck. Whether… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
Cherish your health, family, friends, and vocation for none of these things are permanent. — Joe Sacco Copy Share Image
