A. B. Yehoshua
A. B. Yehoshua

I was proud my father spoke Arabic fluently - his father sent him to learn Arabic from a sheikh - and we had Arab friends. His task of understanding the Arabs - not only politics but poetry - was very important; he took it as a vocation.

Al Jardine
Al Jardine

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, and music just happens to be one of my hobbies that became my vocation.

Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic

My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.

Alain Dehaze
Alain Dehaze

Germany, Austria, Switzerland - they have vocational training that's aligned to the needs of business and don't have youth unemployment problems.

Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette

But I love to entertain. My vocation is to accrue all these experiences, to write about them, to get them out of my system, to not get sick, and then to share them publicly.

Alden Ehrenreich
Alden Ehrenreich

I feel about romance the same way I do about a vocation: it's a calling. You have an inner intuition, an inner 'yes.' I don't know if it's destined or not, but certainly I couldn't imagine being the person I am today without the romantic experiences I've had.

Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell

Being a model, you know, it's a short-lived vocation.

Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky

The only condition of fighting for the right to create is faith in your own vocation, readiness to serve, and refusal to compromise.

Ang Lee
Ang Lee

A movie is really provocation. It's not a message, it's not a statement.

Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak

I still don't know if I'm good enough or if it's a calling or a vocation or something, but the talent part is out. My desire to do it is undoubted. I just love doing this.