Thomas Brooks Quotes (31 Quotes)

Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house.

Here God gives his people some taste, that they may not faint and he gives them but a taste, that they may long to be at home, that they may keep humble, that they may sit loose from things below, that they may not break and despise bruised reeds, a

It was very emotional. (Even) at that moment, he's thinking about the team. We told the defense to keep them down there. They were on the one-foot line and they couldn't get their normal distance. We went for the block.

Their offensive line is a good one and they use a stable of backs. Defensively, they attack and you don't know what angle they're coming from. We'll have to stop the run and blitz before they get into the backfield.

He has the charisma a quarterback should have. The other guys respect him for his hard work and athletic ability, and for the type of player he is.

We try to do that. We have a number of athletes capable (of contributing). We don't want to be one-dimensional.

Much faith will yield unto us here our heaven, but any faith, if true, will yield us heaven hereafter.

After the second score, the defense came over and said, 'Coach, they're not scoring again,' ... And sure enough, they didn't. Our guys did a lot of gang-tackling. You might make one or two miss, but the rest of them are coming. And that's the thing we talked about - pursuit.

We have so many skill guys. If you don't get a handle on Kerry or Kendall that can be a problem. And we have so many receivers and that's been the biggest surprise. Our thing is working with the offensive line. We've been spending a lot time with them.

The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others; the best way to gather is to scatter.

For great is truth, and shall prevail.

An implicit confession is almost as bad as an implicit faith wicked men commonly confess their sins by wholesale, We are all sinners but the true penitent confesses his sins by retail

God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

I am surprised that paper doesn't pick up the Amazon and Congo basins, regions where there is a large number of animal species with small ranges.

I think there are a lot of good-hearted people in our community who can lend a helping hand to those people. I would definitely open my home to those who needed somewhere to stay,

We will contend for a playoff position, ... The guys are getting a good grasp of the new offense and the defense. We're getting real excited about the season.

Ambition is a gilded misery, a secret poison, a hidden plague, the engineer of deceit, the mother of hypocrisy, the parent of envy, the original of vices, the moth of holiness, the blinder of hearts, turning medicines into maladies, and remedies into diseases.

Defensively, they're a 4-3 and they're aggressive, send people and stay in man. We have to have people in position or they'll take advantage. Our offense has to stop the blitz and give Kerry time. If we do that and put Kendall in the secondary, we'll be successful.

I think we have a little more work to do until we are like the teams they had in the 90's and 2000, ... We're still working on some things. Areas we feel we are a little weak in right now but we need to get stronger in.

A man's most glorious actions will at last be found to be but glorious sins, if he hath made himself, and not the glory of God, the end of those actions.

It was great to have those weeks, especially after the injuries to Kendall and (wide receiver) Teddy (Williams). It let us make some adjustments, move people around and make us a better club. I think we put people in the right position.

Those sins that seem most sweet in life, will prove most bitter in death.

Offensively, we can move the ball when we want to, and whenever we have to. I would like to see us execute better and be more consistent. If we want to play with the people in our district, we have to be consistent. We're not there yet.

We always talk about you're only as good as your last play. You have to have a short memory.

We're anxious, ... But we still have a lot of work to do and a short amount of time.

He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping.

I always found out you're only as good as the backups on your team - they're only a play away from starting. Any chance we can get them in, we are. We don't want district to be the first time. That way, they'll be used to the game and feel more comfortable.

We talked about playing the whole four quarters. They got a little down being behind 10-0 at halftime, but they wanted it. The defense kept us in the game until the offense started clicking.

We just came out in that last five minutes and started playing. But we have to have that the whole game. When we do that, we're a very good football team. When we don't, we're average.

Truth is mighty and will prevail.

We talk about handling adversity. Things aren't going to always go your way. We have to face it and respond to it. You can shut down, but that's not what these guys do. They want to win. The kids get out on the field and think they're going to win.