They were a society whose chief vocations were to entertain and be entertained ... — Anna Godbersen Copy Share Image
“I want to make a difference. But get a job? I worry that will make the ordinary, like everybody else.” — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
I consider poetry my vocation, not my "career." My career is as a university professor; that's what pays the bills. — Cate Marvin Copy Share Image
The moment we find our purpose is the moment we unlock our greatest source of energy. — Alexander Den Heijer Copy Share Image
The author of Biographia Literaria was already a ruined man. Sometimes, however, to be a "ruined man" is itself a vocation. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
“We are not called upon to do all the good that is possible, but only that which we can do.” — Theodore Guerin Copy Share Image
The Dance is an art because it demands vocation, knowledge, and ability. — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
“The church's task in the world is to model genuine humanness as a sign and an invitation to those around.” — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
Journalism is a voyeuristic vocation that attracts to its employment many people who are often naturally shy and insatiably curious, and each… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
A vocation is not something you slap on, like a coat of paint, and change whenever you want. A vocation is built… — Cinda Williams Chima Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
Nursing is not only a natural vocation for a woman, but an occupation which increases her matrimonial chances about eighty per cent. — Gertrude Atherton Copy Share Image
A man can't ask for much more than the chance to make a difference in his chosen field of work. Politics is… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
I really see the vocation of politics like I see every vocation - whether it's being a reporter or serving in public… — Kevin Cramer Copy Share Image
“You have to pay for this view (onto which he looks while writing), so our expenses keep us pretty motivated to write.… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
All people interested in their work are liable to overrate their vocation. There may be makers of dolls' eyes who wonder how… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
“Dare to change the world There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
Who is willing to be satisfied with a job that expresses all his limitations? He will accept such work only as a… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
A thorough-paced knave will rarely quarrel with one whom he can cheat: his revenge is plunder; therefore he is usually the most… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Very sacred is the vocation of the artist, who has to do directly with the works of God, and interpret the teaching… — Jason 'J' Brown Copy Share Image
The two ideas, justice and vocation, are inseparable… It is by way of the principle and practice of vocation that sanctity and… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
If you want to be a writer, you should go into the largest library you can find and stand there contemplating the… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“All believers have been called into only one fellowship, which is that of Jesus Christ. Believers may mistakenly consider the group they… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
If I cannot narrate a life of adventurous and daring exploits, fortunately I have no heavy crimes to confess: and, if I… — Frederick Marryat Copy Share Image
Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
“From the outset, Protestantism rejected the critical medieval distinction between the 'sacred' and 'secular' orders. While this position can easily be interpreted… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
“When the maker's (or fixer's) activity is immediately situated within a community of use, it can be enlivened by this kind of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If you are to shape your world in following Christ, you are called, prayerfully, to discern where in your discipline the human… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“And the strange thing was he had never loved her more than in that moment, because at that moment she had become… — James Jones Copy Share Image
There is no easy formula for determining right and wrong livelihood, but it is essential to keep the question alive. To return… — Sam Keen Copy Share Image
