Quotes having the keyword Pray
Whatever a person may pray for, that person prays for a miracle. Every prayer comes down to this - Almighty God, grant that two times two not equal four.
by Ivan Turgenev (Novelist, Russian , born in 1818) keywords: almighty, comes, down, equal, every, four, god, grant, may, miracle, person, pray, prayer, prays, times, two , whatever When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
by Desmond Tutu (Leader, South African , born in 1931) topics: Religion keywords: africa, bible, came, closed, eyes, had, land, missionaries, opened, our, pray, said, them , us But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?
by Mark Twain (Author, American , born in 1970) keywords: centuries, common, eighteen, had, humanity, most, needed, pray, prays, satan , sinner I know divers, and divers men know me, which love me as I do them: yet if I should pray them, when I meet them in the street openly, they would abhor me; but if I pray them where they be appointed to meet me secretly, they will hear me and accept my request.
by William Tyndale (Clergyman, English , born in 1484) keywords: abhor, accept, appointed, divers, hear, know, love, meet, men, openly, pray, request, secretly, should, street, them, where, which, will, would , yet The only thing I do is just pray for inspiration, for a way of thinking, because I don't have any particular goal in sight.
by Mike Tyson (Athlete, American , born in 1966) keywords: any, because, goal, inspiration, just, only, particular, pray, sight, thing, thinking , way God has been pleased to save us during the years of war that have already passed. We pray that He may be pleased to save us to the end. But we must do our part.
by Eamon de Valera (Statesman, Irish , born in 1882) keywords: already, been, during, end, god, may, must, our, part, passed, pleased, pray, save, us, war , years I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the threat of a nuclear holocaust and from the ruinous arms race. It is my cherished desire that peace be not separated from freedom which is the right of every nation. This I desire and for this I pray.
by Lech Walesa (Activist, Polish , born in 1943) keywords: arms, cherished, desire, every, free, freedom, holocaust, live, most, nation, nuclear, peace, pray, race, right, ruinous, separated, sincerely, threat, which, wish , world Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time.
by Barbara Walters (Journalist, American , born in 1931) keywords: although, automatically, church, every, get, go, just, myself, plane, pray, same, say, superstition, synagogue, thing, time, whatever , whether God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'
by Rick Warren (Writer, American , born in 1954) keywords: dangerous, get, god, looking, most, out, pray, prayer, usable, use, wear , will Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite forgotten at the throne of God when the simple come into their kingdom.
by Evelyn Waugh (Author, English , born in 1903) keywords: always, come, delicate, forgotten, god, into, kingdom, learned, oblique, pray, quite, simple, their, them , throne What worse illness can there be than acute conventionality. You should pray every night that you don't wake up with it.
by George Weinberg (Psychologist , American) keywords: acute, conventionality, every, illness, night, pray, should, than, up, wake , worse When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to pray for his soul.
by Dornford Yates (Novelist, British , born in 1885) keywords: admits, affection, high, his, pray, something, soul, time, which, writer , written We pray that henceforth not only Japan but all mankind may know the blessings of harmony and progress.
by Shigeru Yoshida (Politician, Japanese , born in 1878) keywords: blessings, harmony, henceforth, japan, know, mankind, may, only, pray , progress Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.
by Barry Zito (Athlete, American , born in 1978) keywords: back, comes, god, pole, pray, some, sun, them, think, totem , works