#were

For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. ↗

— Martin Luther

#consider #every #far #glorious #gold

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind. ↗

— John Lyly

#fire #give #measure #reason #weigh

I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#child #fourth #how #i #know

I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#bugs #diamond #fingers #hold #i

Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#know #more #people #poor #proud

When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#country #country music #faces #get #i

They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them. ↗

— Douglas MacArthur

#bay #died #filthy #hard #i

It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family. ↗

— James MacArthur

#family #fortune #giving #good #good fortune

The first year we actually did a lot of night shooting and the writers weren't even allowed on location. ↗

— James MacArthur

#allowed #did #even #first #location

We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys. ↗

— James MacArthur

#bad guys #black #black and white #down #freeman