Quotes by Vocation The vocation of each writer is to describe the world as he or she sees it; anything more than that is advertising. Hanif Kureishi vocationadvertisingworld Pleasure is by much the most laborious trade I know, especially for those who have not a vocation to it. Hannah More vocationpleasuretrade My vocation to preach on paper. Harriet Beecher Stowe vocationpaper Professed authors who overestimate their vocation are too full of themselves to be agreeable companions. The demands of their egotism are inveterate. Henry Theodore Tuckerman vocationcompaniondemand The universe expects every man to do his duty in his parallel of latitude. Henry David Thoreau vocationdutymen Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people. Henri Nouwen vocationmemberspeople The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious. Jean Rostand suspiciousvocationpower Cherish your health, family, friends, and vocation for none of these things are permanent. Joe Sacco family-friendsvocationcherish To be active is the primary vocation of man. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe vocationactionmen I really see the vocation of politics like I see every vocation - whether its being a reporter or serving in public life or being a plumber - as an extension of ministry. Kevin Cramer plumbervocationministry One of my objectives when I started Biocon was to make sure that I create a company for women scientists to pursue a vocation. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw vocationscientistcompany Politics is my hobby. Smut is my vocation. Larry Flynt vocationhobbies The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people. Leo Tolstoy vocationmenpeople My job is quite suitable for full-time mothering Mare Winningham motheringvocationjobs Acting is not a profession of competing with other actors, but rather a vocation of sharing with fellow human beings. Marjo-Riikka Makela vocationactorsacting Make your vocation your vacation. That is the secret to success. Mark Twain vocationvacationsecret I tried for about two semesters in a preparatory seminary. But I was about 15 and didn't fully understand what a vocation means. Martin Scorsese vocationtwomean God himself will milk the cows through him whose vocation that is. Martin Luther vocationmilkcows It is funny, and also a bit sad, that poets are so often asked to justify our vocation. There seems to be something vaguely mystifying and even hilarious to people about being a poet, especially in these times. Why would anyone choose to do something so...useless? Matthew Zapruder vocationpoetpeople Make your vacation your vocation. Mark Twain vocationvacation«123»
