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.

You don't just pray for those you like.

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.

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

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

We never can long continue to dislike people for whom we pray.

The true purpose is not to obtain the things we want from God but rather to make us content with the things He wants us to have.

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.