Many are called but few are chosen

And he understood suddenly the words of Christ, where it was written: “Many are called but few are chosen.”

Thus, Tolstoy would have approved of the insight offered in another context by an earlier author, Saint Matthew: “Many are called, but few are chosen.”

Many are called but few are chosen.

As the old scout said, "For many are called, but few are chosen."

After a year with River North Dance in Chicago, Quinn returned to Shrewsbury, then moved to New York City - a place with plenty of aspiring dancers but auditions where many are called but few are chosen.