Quotes by Calling The general nature of the speech act fallacy can be stated as follows, using "good" as our example. Calling something good is characteristically praising or commending or recommending it, etc. But it is a fallacy to infer from this that the meaning of "good" is explained by saying it is used to perform the act of commendation. John Searle speechexamplecalling So who is God? No one can finally say. That is not within human competence. All we can ever say is how we believe we have experienced God, doing our best to dispel our human delusions. Let me try to do just that. I experience God as the source of life calling me to live fully and thus to respect life in every form as embodying the holy. John Shelby Spong callingtryingbelieve If you do not magnify your calling, God will hold you responsible for those who you might have saved-had you done your duty. John Taylor donecallingmissionary I think I can tell you how I experience God. I experience God as the power of life calling me to live, I experience God as the power of love calling me to love. That's the God I see in Jesus of Nazareth, that's the God I see in the fourth gospel. John Shelby Spong callingjesusthinking Aloha Earth, this is Elvis calling. You'll find me in the big house now. John Wesley Harding earthcallinghouse Mr. Nixon has, in the last seven days, called me an economic ignoramus, a Pied Piper, and all the rest. I've just confined myself to calling him a Republican. But he says that is getting low. John F. Kennedy seven-dayslastscalling The ultimate meaning of true womanhood is this: It is a distinctive calling of God to display the glory of his Son in ways that would not be displayed if there were no womanhood. John Piper callingwayson The ones that you're calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while. Johnny Cash politicsleadercalling I will call no being good who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow creatures; and if such a creature can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go . John Stuart Mill hellcallingmean If I didn't like someone, I wouldn't want him calling me up when I was dying. I wouldn't want them having regrets that they didn't talk to me. Johnny Ramone regretdyingcalling I feel a special calling to impart hope to the church I serve. John Piper churchspecialcalling You better stand tall when they're calling you out, don't bend, don't break, and don't back down! Jon Bon Jovi tallbreakcalling Describing the Internet as the Network of Networks is like calling the Space Shuttle, a thing that flies. Jon Lester internetspacecalling My account is paid in full. So, why are you calling me? Jon Jones paid-in-fullaccountscalling I met Sam Phillips when he came in [studio] and I said, I'm John Cash. I'm the one who's been calling. And if you'd listen to me, I believe you'll be glad you did. And he said, come on in. That was a good lesson for me, you know, to believe in myself. Johnny Cash cashcallingbelieve I think in my world of religion, you're called to preach or you don't preach. Called by God to preach. I never been ordained by God to preach the gospel. I have a calling, it's called to perform and sing. Johnny Cash callingworldthinking The Republicans are calling the Democrats' plan to have a deadline for US troop withdrawal from Iraq an 'admission of failure', as opposed to the Republican plan which is 'failure without admission'. Jon Stewart withdrawaliraqcalling My life is pretty well at peace, and the profession is more of an avocation. It's a calling, if you like, rather than a job. I do what I feel impelled to do, as an artist would. Jonas Salk artistcallingjobs The world is calling, it's now or neverland. Jonathan Larson neverlandcallingworld When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative. Jorge Posada platescallinggames«1112131415161718192021»
