The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
Soren KierkegaardHe who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers
ZoroasterPeople would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker.
Mary AustinTo all my little Hulkamaniacs, say your prayers, take your vitamins and you will never go wrong.
Hulk HoganBernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rather pious.
Daisy AshfordBusiness underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbour on an empty stomach.
Woodrow WilsonWe must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.
George EliotPrayer ardent opens heaven
Edward YoungI really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life.
Shania TwainThe works of God are great mysteries and may truly always be hidden from us, however it is not wrong to lead your own personal enquiry through your prayers to the Lord.
Jane GreyIf God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
EpicurusThe sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
Marcus AureliusIt is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
AesopThe only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.
Billy GrahamI have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
VoltaireWhatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself to this: Great God, grant that twice two be not four
Ivan TurgenevPrayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
George HerbertIf thou shouldst never see my face again, pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
Alfred Lord TennysonIn prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part
Without the sweet concurrence of the heart
Robert HerrickThe creator who could put a cancer in a believer's stomach is above being interfered with by prayers
Bret HarteThe Saudis would struggle in Europe because of that problem with those prayers five times a day.
Don HoweIntercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbour on our knees.
Charles BentThe man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep.
Charles BaudelaireCourage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.
Edward AlbertI am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.
Gerald FordPrayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.
HippocratesBattering the gates of heaven with the storms of prayer.
Alfred Lord TennysonWhat a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer! [Hymn]
Joseph ScrivenIn times of trouble or personal suffering remember that you always have the opportunity to make earnest request to God through your prayers for the strength you need to continue.
Patrick GordonO Lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day; if I forget thee, do not thou forget me. [Prayer before Battle of Edgehill, 1642]
Sir Jacob AstleyDeeply saddened by the news of the terrorist attacks in central London, the Holy Father offers his fervent prayers for the victims and for all those who mourn. [on the London terrorist bombings, 7th July 2005]
Pope Benedict XVIThe romantic embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
Havelock EllisYour prayer must be for a sound mind in a sound body.
JuvenalCourage is fear that has said its prayers.
Dorothy BernardThe Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'
Billy GrahamAll the Saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me. And your prayers, my dear friends, your indulgence, your love, your faith and your hope accompany me.
Pope Benedict XVIThe general atmosphere of Lord's is more like a prayer meeting than a ball game.
Alistair CookeI never pray on a golf course. Actually, the Lord answers my prayers everywhere except on the course.
Billy GrahamI bought singles until I started working properly and then I started buying albums, so this brings back a lot of teenage memories from being in London before I got work [say a little prayer]
Billy OceanThe object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions.
Robert BraultThere are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
Herbert HooverAnd so with that spirit of confidence in our step and with that prayer in our heart, let us now quicken our pace to the victory that awaits us!
Perry ChristieAs we look upon that agony and those tearful prayers, let us not only look with thankfulness; but let that kneeling Saviour teach us that in prayer alone can we be forearmed against our lesser sorrows; that strength to bear flows into the heart that is opened in supplication; and that a sorrow which we are made able to endure is more truly conquered than a sorrow which we avoid
Alexander MaclarenPrayer puts you in touch with the infinite and prepares your mind for the finite.
Peter DanielIn prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Mahatma GandhiBasically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilisers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.
Frank SinatraThe torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThere are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.
Victor HugoFar as distress the soul can wound 'Tis pain in each degree; Bliss goes but to a certain bound, Beyond is agony. (A Prayer for Indifference)
Frances GrevilleMany of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful
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