Brainerd Quotes

Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none. - David Brainerd

When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts. - David Brainerd

What's the prevailing sentiment on the global economy? Are we turning the corner? What's the extent to which we'll continue to feel repercussions from Sept. 11? Is the information technology cycle in a down phase, or is it turning around? Hearing the tenor of the discussions will be interesting. - Leal Brainerd

We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can. - David Brainerd

We hope to create a unique live/work/play environment that complements the elegance of the Somerset Collection. - David Brainerd

We get a lot of calls about why (a certain) film isn't playing. For the most part it's up to us, but there's a lot of exception to that. People don't understand that a lot of films we think would be successful in Brainerd, but it's not in the film distributors' marketing plan. - Steve Mann

We came here to test some different things and it showed some promise. The worst thing that could have happened is that we put in the tune-up that qualified us No. 2 and No. 3 at the last two races in Brainerd (Minn.) and Memphis. We learned some things these past two days. Any time you run the car, you learn something. - Mike Green

We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God. - David Brainerd