"Monastic vows rest on the false assumption that there is a special calling, a vocation, to which superior Christians are invited to observe the counsels of perfection while ordinary Christians fulfill only the commands; but there simply is no special religious vocation since the call of God comes to each at the common tasks."

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Martin Luther

#Christian Quotes #Religious Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“It's just simple: just keep fighting and keep believing, try not to show weakness out there.”
“As a Greek woman, the most important thing you can do in life is get married and have children. You could win the Nobel Prize, but if you don't have a husband and kids everyone feels bad for you because you're a failure.”

Source : "The Misadventures of Iris Smyles". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 29, 2016.
“Musicians are very mysterious and wonderful people to me; I don't know how they do it.”
“My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.”

Source : 2004 In the Observer, 20 Jun.
“I never knew how high a price one pays for being taken care of ...”
“Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person.”

Source : "Janet Jackson's Bold New Move". Health Magazine Interview, www.health.com. November 16, 2010.
“As a director, I only know how to do it one way, is to pour my heart and soul into everything.”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.”

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