Vocation Quotes

282 quotes by 216 authors

The lawyer has not reached the height of his vocation who does not find therein... scope for a peculiar but genuine artistic function. — Frederick Pollock
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness. — Georges Simenon
There are many experiments and a great deal of research that can be performed on the station that make a difference in our lives and… — Marc Garneau
Film is something that came later into my life. I had a Jesuit education, and I consider acting and the theater as kind of a… — Michael Moriarty
I had a Jesuit education, and I consider acting and the theater as kind of a calling - a vocation. — Michael Moriarty
Practicing medicine is not only my vocation, it gives me an opportunity to continue to be in direct contact with people, to see them and… — Tabare Vazquez
A married vicar is likely to regard his vocation as a job - a tough and ill-paid one, to be sure - but a priest… — Simon Hoggart
Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed. I am glad… — P T Barnum
Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation. — George Bernard Shaw
When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a belovedperson, you know that a man can have no vocation but… — Albert Camus
A man knows he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live, and begins to live. — Superman
Thoughtfulness is the beginning of great sanctity. Our vocation, to be beautiful, must be full of thought for others. — Mother Teresa
Air, food, shelter, clothing and water are the means of life. Yet, next to the love of God and others, it is art that we… — John Lars Zwerenz
The moment we find our purpose is the moment we unlock our greatest source of energy. — Alexander Den Heijer
Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
As long as our social order regards the good of institutions rather than the good of men, so long will there be a vocation for… — Richard Roberts
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor… — Viktor Frankl
By some beautiful twist of fate I've landed in this vocation that demands that I feel and helps me to learn...No film has moved or… — Jennifer Connelly
I'm not in this for the achievement. I'm in it for the illumination. That's how I choose my roles, that's how I attract roles, it's… — Vera Farmiga
The purpose of one's vocation, whatever it might be, is serving others. — Gene Veith

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