Called Quotes

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If I called her she would pretend not to hear, but would come a few moments later when it could appear that she had thought… — Unknown Author
At the Egyptian city of Naucratis there was a famous old god whose name was Theuth; the bird which is called the Ibis was sacred… — Plato
I once heard a spiritual man say that he was not so much astonished at the things done by a soul in mortal sin as… — Teresa of Avila
Men are tied up to their families and possessions more helplessly than in a prison. There is an occasion for the prisoner to be released,… — Gautama Buddha
Meditation begins with a call that awakes us out of the coma of self-preoccupation. We are called, we are chosen. Meditation is our response to… — John Main
There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man's life before he dieth, whether it should be… — Sophocles
Unfortunately, in the field of evolution most explanations are not good. As a matter of fact, they hardly qualify as explanations at all; they are… — Norman Macbeth
It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I prove to be one, then… — Ignatius of Antioch
This moment of dawning is called taqwa - God-consciousness, and ihsan - awareness. Suddenly you know that God can see you and knows you, even… — Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
Eugenics was central to the entire Nazi enterprise, joined with romantic nativist and racist myths of the pure-bred Nordic. The emphasis on 'blood' called for… — Unknown Author
Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might be… — Henry Wessel, Jr.
And we, too, being called by His will in Christ Jesus, are not justified by ourselves, nor by our own wisdom, or understanding, or godliness,… — Pope Clement I
There are forces in nature called Love and Hate. The force of Love causes elements to be attracted to each other and to be built… — Empedocles
The war against Iraq is as disastrous as it is unnecessary; perhaps in terms of its wisdom, purpose and motives, the worst war in American… — William Sloane Coffin
When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire, and… — Socrates
. . . hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to be somewhere else . .… — Geneen Roth
For many people during many centuries, mankind's history before the coming of Christianity was the history of the Jews and what they recounted of the… — John Roberts
Some people argue against both optimism and pessimism in favor of so-called realistic thinking. They distrust optimism on the grounds that it causes us to… — Price Pritchett
The goal is to become the unique, awesome, never to be repeated human being that we were called to be. — Patricia Deegan
We live in stories. What we are is stories. We do things because of what is called character, and our character is formed by the… — William Kittredge

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