To keep himself awake as he flew east during the long night, Post tied a piece of string to one finger.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

But when the others finally asked his opinion, he admitted that he wanted to continue taking care of the baby himself.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

He did so after witnessing the popularity of the activity himself during a trip to New Zealand in the nineteen sixties.

VOA: special.2011.06.28

By the age of nine, he had taught himself to play the harmonica and had built a radio.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

He was also influential in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, though he himself was white.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

He talked about personal responsibility, and used himself as an example of someone who overcame difficulties.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

He did not answer the charges himself but his lawyers entered a plea of not guilty.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

He had created a collection of music that stretched far past himself and his times.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

He said he would take command of the army himself to enforce the law.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

He himself is a graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Law School in California.

VOA: special.2011.05.30

He calls himself Bad Blake, and bad is a good description of his life.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

And to prepare himself, he went without sleep for long periods of time.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

He is tired of living. He kills himself before the play is over.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

But the next year, he took almost all of it for himself.

VOA: special.2009.12.12