You may have heard this expression: You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Nothing but surrender. Lee sent a note to General Grant asking to meet with him to discuss surrender terms.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

Mother set off with some of the children to look for Bill, but they could find no sign of him.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

But an explosion in space cost him the chance to reach the moon -- and nearly cost the crew their lives.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

His name was never in the papers. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

But later he chose surgery, because it lets him have more time to decide how to help his patients.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

It was his personal opinion. But he did not believe that the Constitution gave him the power to free all the slaves.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

He's not breathing and we're trying to pump him but he's not -- " "OK,OK.How old is he?"

VOA: special.2009.06.27

But almost everyone tried to help him when they found out that he was riding around the world.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

But no one had done it. Post believed he would need someone to help him in the effort.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

Ben shouted again, but this time the hunter did not stop and Ben started to move toward him.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

But this does not stop him from working. He says that he is leaving a gift to the city with his art.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

But in Rome, German swimmer Paul Biedermann said the growing attention to the issue made him mad.

VOA: special.2009.08.01