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title: "7 Work Calling Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Work Calling quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Work Calling sayings and thoughts."
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> [The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pressfield/the-more-scared-we-are-of-a-work-or-calling-the-more-sure-we-can-be/)

[Steven Pressfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pressfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/steven-pressfield-696_calling_the-more-scared-we-are-of-a-work-or-call_230898.jpg)

> [God is not calling us to work for Him. He is calling us to walk with Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-vischer/god-is-not-calling-us-to-work-for-him-he-is-calling-us-to-walk-with/)

[Phil Vischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-vischer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39f/phil-vischer-24240_calling_god-is-not-calling-us-to-work-for-him-he_981655.png)

> [A job is a vocation only if someone else calls you to do it for them rather than for yourself. And so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/a-job-is-a-vocation-only-if-someone-else-calls-you-to-do-it-for-them/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/timothy-keller-240_calling_a-job-is-a-vocation-only-if-someone-else_1580608.jpg)

> [“WORK RULES…FOR BUILDING A GREAT CULTURE Think of your work as a calling, with a mission that matters. Give people slightly more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laszlo-bock/work-rules-for-building-a-great-culture-think-of-your-work-as-a/)

[Laszlo Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laszlo-bock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/laszlo-bock-11604_authority_work-rules-for-building-a-great-culture_2446889.jpg)

> [The work is a calling. It demands that type of obsession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pomfret/the-work-is-a-calling-it-demands-that-type-of-obsession/)

[John Pomfret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pomfret/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/john-pomfret-22608_calling_the-work-is-a-calling-it-demands-that-ty_2584168.jpg)

> [ A writer, or any artist, can’t expect to be embraced by the people \[but\] you just keep doing your work - because… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/a-writer-or-any-artist-can-t-expect-to-be-embraced-by-the-people-but/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/patti-smith-394_art_a-writer-or-any-artist-can-t-expect-to-b_2623165.jpg)

> [A job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-fox/a-job-is-something-we-do-to-get-a-paycheck-and-pay-our-bills-jobs-are/)

[Matthew Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-fox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/matthew-fox-4448_bills_a-job-is-something-we-do-to-get-a-payche_3183603.png)

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