#vocation

When something is a vocation, you don't really make a decision about it. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#decision #make #really #something #vocation

Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents. ↗

— Conrad Burns

#build #countless #difference #education #education programs

In the time between when you first read a script and are offered the role and the time when you begin to shoot, I really love putting in the time and work on that and getting a solid backstory to a character and researching all that I can about what that person does for a vocation or their upbringing or where they're from. ↗

— John Hawkes

#begin #between #character #does #first

A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls. ↗

— Sam Keen

#creates #devoid #economy #fills #frequently

My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation. ↗

— Al Yankovic

#gradually #hobbies #just #sort #vocation

I believe that there is something in all of us that is seeking expression, that wants to be heard, that wants to be accepted and respected and loved. We each express ourselves in different ways - through manipulation or domination, through receiving and giving pain, through crying, through loving, through giving hope and inspiration to others. We are all seeking the same thing - expression of who we are and what we want from this life. ↗

— Robin D. Hart

#inspirational #law #lawyers #legal #nonfiction

Law firms can create environments for abusive relationships. This is especially true if an attorney has no self-direction, has no independent means of financial support, and has massive student loan indebtedness. You've basically made yourself an indentured servant. ↗

— Robin D. Hart

#inspiration #law #law-school #lawyers #legal

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another. ↗

— Anne Rice

#been #christian #essence #evangelists #form

People have a constitutional right to burn a Koran if they want to, but doing so is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation - much like building a mosque at Ground Zero. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#burn #constitutional #constitutional right #doing #ground

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

#does #find #function #genuine #height