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I had a blog where I tried to be transparent while giving away nothing. I tweeted and Facebooked badly. As a writer, your 'voice' is your calling card, yet my voice was becoming indistinguishable from billions of other voices.

~Ellen Potter

Topics: Away Badly Becoming Billions Blog Calling Card Giving Had Nothing Other Transparent Tried Voice Voices Where While Writer Your I Tried

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Truths begin by a conflict with the police - and end by calling them in.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Begin Calling Conflict End Police Them Truths

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For a while now I've had this feeling that there's something that I'm supposed to be doing or something that I'm supposed to contribute. I don't know what that is yet, but it's been plaguing me - like I've missed my calling somehow.

~Emma Caulfield

Topics: Been Calling Contribute Doing Feeling Had Know Like Me Missed Now Somehow Something Supposed While

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I've a problem with the word charity because I think that NGOs, as I prefer calling them, really do take the work of moral and social responsibilities that ought to be taken on by governments.

~Emma Thompson

Topics: Because Calling Charity Governments Moral Ought Prefer Problem Really Responsibilities Social Take Taken Them Think Word Work I Think Ngos

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I am running for Attorney General because I believe there is no higher calling than the pursuit of justice.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Am Attorney Attorney General Because Believe Calling General Higher Justice Pursuit Running Than I Am I Believe

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I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the advocacy of teachers. It's a calling. We want our students to feel impassioned and empowered.

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Advocacy Am Believe Born Bred Calling Empowered Feel Our Students Teacher Teachers Want I Am I Believe I Believe In

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I think calling someone a character is a compliment.

~Errol Morris

Topics: Calling Character Compliment Someone Think I Think

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I think we've overstated that God is the God who wants us to obey. Obedience is not the end game. Obedience is only our calling so that we can step into our freedom.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Calling End Freedom Game God Obedience Obey Only Our Step Think Us Wants Who I Think

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The term 'cyberutopian' tends to be used only in the context of critique. Calling someone a cyberutopian implies that he or she has an unrealistic and naively overinflated sense of what technology makes possible and an insufficient understanding of the forces that govern societies.

~Ethan Zuckerman

Topics: Calling Context Critique Forces Govern He He Or She Implies Insufficient Makes Only Possible Sense She Societies Someone Technology Tends Term Understanding Unrealistic Used

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The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling. We're called to have people follow Jesus. We're called to have people learn how to forgive their enemies.

~Eugene H. Peterson

Topics: Betray Calling Church Enemies Follow Forgive Giving How Jesus Learn Minute Our Pastors People Saying Start Them Then Want

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