Quotes about Prayer

When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.

A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.

It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.

Whatever happens happens. If something happens, something happens. But I believe in God, and I pray every day.

He who labours, prays.

When we change the way that we pray, everything changes.

People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.

I hope in God, I pray on, and look yet for the answer. They are not converted yet, but they will be.

You know, many people have said that I'm on the edge and I'm maverick for some of the big operations that I've done. I'm not at all. I pray; I ask God to give me wisdom, 'Should I do it?', guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important.

Why do I pray? Because I never know what's going to pop out of my mouth.

In my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because I pray before I go into the operating room for every case, and I ask him to give me wisdom, to help me to know what to do - and not only for operating, but for everything.

My idea for 'BoneMan's Daughters' came from the loss of my own daughter when she left home to live with a monster at age 18. I wanted to throttle the man, but she was in love, so all I could do was hope, pray and cry.