Quotes from John Mott

Prayer is the greatest force that we can wield. It is the greatest talent which God has granted us. He has given it to every Christian.

From the day of Pentecost until the present time, it has been necessary to be of one accord in prayer before the Spirit of God will work with mighty converting power.

It is easy to magnify human personality and agencies. Prayer recognizes that God is the source of life and light and energy.

Prayer alone will overcome the gigantic difficulties which confront the workers in every field.

As the President has indicated, my life has been a life of travel - for 60 years constantly moving over the wide world on journeys which first and last have taken me to 83 countries, and, what is more significant, to most of them again and again.

The history of missions is a history of prayer. Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization hinges on prayer.

Foresight has been a distinguishing characteristic of all truly great political, religious, and social betterment leaders.

Extreme nationalism and Bolshevism have broken up the old world, a new world is in the making. It is literally true that old things are passing away; all things may become new, granted we have wise, unselfish, and determined guides.

You ask me, How much time? I do not know. I know it means time enough to forget time.

Such highly qualitative leadership is demanded especially in the realm of the fostering of right international relations. Here the demand is simply irresistible.

A most highly multiplying trait in point of far-reaching influences is that of ability to discover and use strong men. This trait stands out impressively in Rothschild's 'Lincoln, Master of Men'.

Of front-line importance among the most contagious and enduring traits of the leaders of nations and of all callings is that of spotless character.

We have nothing less to do than to get inside of whole peoples and change their motives and dispositions.

There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent.

Among the qualities most needed among those who aspire to true leadership in the fostering of peace and goodwill among the nations and in overcoming racial and religious antagonism is the cooperative spirit and objective.

Words . . . present a picture of the inward man.

It is a startling and solemnizing fact that even as late as the twentieth century, the Great Command of Jesus Christ to carry the Gospel to all mankind is still so largely unfulfilled.

Evangelism without social work is deficient; social work without evangelism is impotent.

While life lasts, I am an evangelist.

The reason why we fail to prevail with unconverted men is due to our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.