The secret of prayer is not getting what you want done in heaven; it's getting what heaven wants done on earth.

Don't pray what happens to you; pray to use what happens to you.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

I pray hard, work hard and leave the rest to God.

You don't just pray for those you like.

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

Who cared if there was really any Being to pray to? What mattered was the sense of giving thanks and praise, the feeling of a humble and grateful heart.

There is no prayer so blessed as the prayer which asks for nothing.

Let us never forget that right living is a necessary condition for the person who prays.

When we are praying in the Holy Spirit, we will not be trying to talk God into doing something He does not want to do, but rather we will be yielding to the Holy Spirit, who knows what is best for us.