Vocation Quotes

282 quotes by 216 authors

Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already posses. — Parker J. Palmer
Vocation does not come from willfulness. It comes from listening. I must listen to my life and try to understand what it is truly about-quite… — Parker J. Palmer
Gary Burnetts office is shelved with theological books, guitars fill the floor, and the drawers are crammed with CDs. In The Gospel According to the… — Steve Stockman
Each woman who lives in the light of eternity can fulfill her vocation, no matter if it is in marriage, in a religious order, or… — Edith Stein
In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible physical power-enable a… — Sheila Kitzinger
The best definition I have ever heard of a vocation is that it's the place where your great joy meets the world's great need. We… — Eric Greitens
The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are fixed on a higher goal,… — Avery Brundage
The Lord's visitations of distinguished favor are always to the diligent. That great men may not be ashamed of honest vocations, the greatest that have… — Elias Lyman Magoon
We can hardly get up in the morning or cross the street without being Jewish. We dream Jewish dreams and hope Jewish hopes. Most of… — Thomas Cahill
Each of us has our own specific vocation, a sacred journey prepared by the Creator of the universe. — Dillon Burroughs
In the month of October, the universal Church highlights her missionary vocation. Guided by the Holy Spirit she knows she is called to pursue the… — Pope Benedict XVI
Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely gives him comfortable subsistence. — Thomas Jefferson
Marriage is the most basic expression of the vocation to love that all men and women have as persons made in God's image. — Christopher West
I say to hell with the work you have to do to earn a living! That kind of work does us no honor; all it… — Luis Bunuel
Singers attract fans with aspects of their own personality. People feel I'm passionate and obsessive. They know this isn't a profession for me, it's a… — Steven Morrissey
It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim… — Charles Dickens
Once I asked my counsellor for advice about my vocation. I asked, 'How can I know if God is calling me and for what he… — Mother Teresa
Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN has signed agreements with the… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer
Music is more of a hobby to me than my hobbies, if that makes sense. I love music; my dad and brother were very musical,… — Al Jardine
There is no easy formula for determining right and wrong livelihood, but it is essential to keep the question alive. To return the sense of… — Sam Keen

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