Vocation Quotes

282 quotes by 216 authors

Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master. That is to say, most… — Lewis Hyde
Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed. — P T Barnum
When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation… — Albert Camus
That is one thing I am sure of amid my many uncertainties regarding the literary vocation: deep inside, a writer feels that writing is the… — Mario Vargas Llosa
The time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us today... ...some of us who have already begun to break the silence… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our vocation is not simply to be, but to work together with God in the creation of our own life, our own identity, our own… — Thomas Merton
The two ideas, justice and vocation, are inseparable.... It is by way of the principle and practice of vocation that sanctity and reverence enter into… — Wendell Berry
You thought youâ€™d never give up your vocation, a voice whispered inside me. You thought youâ€™d never even consider it. But youâ€™ve met the one… — Juliet Marillier
A poet or philosopher should have no fault to find with his age if it only permits him to do his work undisturbed in his… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Women who work with animals hear this all the time: that their love for animals must arise out of a sublimated child-rearing urge. Ana's tired… — Ted Chiang
In a world so torn apart by rivalry, anger, and hatred, we have the privileged vocation to be living signs of a love that can… — Henri Nouwen
The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans. — Eugene H. Peterson
The vocation of each writer is to describe the world as he or she sees it; anything more than that is advertising. — Hanif Kureishi
Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation. — Aristotle
When God issues a call to us, it is always a holy call. The vocation of dying is a sacred vocation. To understand that is… — R C Sproul
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness. I don't think an artist can ever be happy. — Georges Simenon
If there is one single reason why good people turn evil, it is because they fail to recognize Godâ€™s ownership over their kingdom, their vocation,… — Erwin W. Lutzer
I've discovered my vocation. I want to be a writer. — Paulo Coelho
Yes, Your Grace," I correct her. "I am My Lady, the King's Mother, now, and you shall curtsey to me, as low as to a… — Philippa Gregory
A vocation is not something you slap on, like a coat of paint, and change whenever you want. A vocation is built into you. You… — Cinda Williams Chima

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