Calling Quotes

1706 quotes by 1256 authors

Every man who has lived for fifty years has buried a whole world or even two; he has grown used to its disappearance and accustomed… — Alexander Herzen
Spirituality is not a function of occupation or calling. A scientist may be more spiritual than a theologian; a teacher may be more spiritual than… — Dallin H. Oaks
I remember the Chillicothe ballplayers grappling the Long Island ball players in a sixteen-inning game ended by darkness. And the shoulders of the Chillicothe players… — Carl Sandburg
The Church, rightly conceived, is the whole covenant people called to serve in the world. The clergy are also part of the laity, and their… — Unknown Author
My father, a Russian translator, wanted to distinguish me by calling me Misha, the Russian diminutive of his name, Michael. My name and work as… — Misha Glenny
I had a calling inside of me. I had a sense that when I was going through experiences like living on the streets, losing my… — Liz Murray
Technology has already opened the door a bit wider for filmmakers, with smaller digital cameras making production less cumbersome. Social media is allowing self-distribution, and… — Sharon Lawrence
When Steven Spielberg comes calling, it behooves you to seriously consider it. — Stephen Lang
Skeptics question the validity of a particular claim by calling for evidence to prove or disprove it. — Michael Shermer
Writing is a calling, not a choice. — Isabel Allende
When we went into World War II, I was a tractor driver then. I drove tractors on the plantation. So when they start calling people… — B B King
My family has had to move and change their name and have been subject to threats from right wing blogs calling for my son, for… — Julian Assange
Children want to mimic adults. They notice when you choose to prepare fresh vegetables over calling in another pizza pie for dinner. They will see… — Marcus Samuelsson
Coming up through the ranks of any calling can be rough, but that battered soul who survives the early years of courting the comic muse… — Dick Cavett
Not only was it enough to be a cover band, it was perhaps the highest calling. After all, if you could play music recorded by… — Paul Shaffer
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling. — Nina Conti
Fathers, yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released. — Ezra Taft Benson
The unlimited power that many modern gurus offer is false hope. Their programs calling us to unlimited power have made them rich, not us. They… — John Bradshaw
Journalism, for me, has always been a calling. There are things that must be exposed to the light, truths that must be uncovered, stories worth… — Leslie Cockburn
Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration. — James E. Faust

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