#were

I used to imagine what it would be like to do what Jim Brown was doing. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Tony Dorsett. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Walter Payton. I was imagining Emmitt Smith doing exactly what they were doing. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#doing #emmitt #exactly #i #imagine

If it were a real effort to live in the Middle Ages, your life would be one perpetual prevarication. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#effort #life #live #middle #middle ages

The natural barriers between England and Scotland were not sufficient to prevent the extension of the Saxon settlements and kingdoms across the border. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#barriers #between #border #england #extension

The Roman legions were formed in the first instance of citizen soldiers, who yet had been made to submit to a rigid discipline, and to feel that in that submission lay their strength. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#citizen #discipline #feel #first #formed

I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be. ↗

— Huston Smith

#granted #grew #i #missionaries #taking

My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#always #anything #elected #favour #gives

What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#clear #evidence #given #graphic #had

If my children were hungry I should think I would steal to feed them. ↗