"Get it down," he said. "Take chances.It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything good."

VOA: special.2010.01.03

His wife Jean said she wanted the museum to show not only his work, but also how he lived.

VOA: special.2009.10.25

After the concert he said: "She has a voice that one hears only once in a hundred years."

VOA: special.2009.01.25

And once he said: "Four-fifths of our troubles in this life would disappear if we would only sit down and keep still."

VOA: special.2010.12.23

But as he reached the top, he said the pain went away and he only felt happiness.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

Lincoln said only that he would faithfully execute the duties of President of all the United States.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

He said they should be ready to sail as early as April sixth only one week away.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

His gift carried one condition. He said La Brea could only be used for scientific work.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

He said we had uncovered over a million dollars worth of gold in only three months.

VOA: special.2011.07.16

He said Harrison had only one vote, the same as any member of the cabinet.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

He said the Earth is like a large mechanical device that will survive only if people living on it know how to operate it correctly.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

He said he only wanted to free some slaves and take them to Canada.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

He said this would not be a war of only two or three years.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Because,he said, the men who created the government believed that slavery was only temporary.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

He said the United States should use only gold, as other nations did.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

He said he hoped they would decide on them only after careful study.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

He said only a small group was responsible for the trouble there.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

They said he would only lose the support of business people.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

He said softer treatment only led to stronger demands from Britain.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

He said supplies could be taken only by Confederate supply officers.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Using only gold,he said, increased the value of the dollar.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

Only blood,he said, would wash away the wrongs of slavery.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

They said he would only lose the support of businessmen.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

He said the men should bring only coffee,hard bread,and salt.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

He said the only answer was a slave rebellion.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

He said only this would prevent further violence.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

This,he said, was the only important dispute.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Not fully being part of the Atlantic alliance, he said,only serves to increase its dependence and limit its margin of maneuver.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11