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The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. ... One might point out how the Renaissance was… — Oscar Wilde
...True prayer is measured by weight, not by length. A single groan before God may have more fullness of prayer in it than a fine… — Charles Spurgeon
Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still. — Edward McKendree Bounds
We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish… — Reuben Archer Torrey
The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God… — Origen
One great effect of prayer is that it enables the soul to command the body. By obedience I make my body submissive to my soul,… — Oswald Chambers
intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer prevails. The fervent effectual prayer… — Samuel Chadwick
Let us recognize this one thing: burden is the secret of prayer. If a person does not feel within him burden to pray for a… — Watchman Nee
We should not open our mouths too hastily upon approaching God. On the contrary, we first must ask God to show us what and how… — Watchman Nee
Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's… — William Gurnall
There's a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I'm not there yet. — Randy Pausch
We are meeting here to put an end to this cycle [of violence], to put things back in order and to put the wheel of… — Hosni Mubarak
A good place to start is with the kids ... One of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be… — Eric Cantor
Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks to the support… — Barack Obama
When the Labor Department is forced to relent and let these visitors do this work it is of course all legal. But it makes one… — Ronald Reagan
Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great… — Laozi
Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming. — P.J. O'Rourke
There is no great difference in the reality of one country or another, because it is always people you meet everywhere. They may look different… — Mother Teresa
A fully equipped duke costs as much to keep up as two Dreadnoughts, and dukes are just as great a terror - and they last… — David Lloyd George
The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea. — Jean-Luc Godard
It makes a great difference in our feeling towards others if their needs and their joys are on our lips in prayer; as also it… — Charles Brent
The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several… — Brother Lawrence
I'd rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to… — Dwight L. Moody
The story of every great Christian achievement is the history of answered prayer. — Edward McKendree Bounds
The great souls who became mighty in prayer and rejoiced to spend three and four hours a day alone with God were once beginners. — Samuel Chadwick

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