He also discussed his budget plan for next year, saying Congress will need to sacrifice some programs but think long term.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

A student who tells you his grades have hit bottom is saying he has not done well in school.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

Sometimes he seems to be saying, "I'm not happy about anything, but what are you going to do about it?"

VOA: special.2010.01.17

They passed a law saying no southerner could vote if he had taken part in the rebellion against the Union.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

He read it quickly. Then he put it in his pocket and ran out of the room without saying a word.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

A month later, he was saying he was not a candidate for president -- and never would be.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

And when someone tells you that the cards are stacked against you, he is saying you do not have a chance to succeed.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

He responded by saying: "Now we must redefine 'tool', redefine 'man', or accept chimpanzees as human."

VOA: special.2009.11.18

He wrote letters about killing himself and saying that he was the "most miserable man alive."

VOA: special.2009.02.09

He also says he is making an effort to use this saying in his life.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

He sent an announcement to the newspapers of San Francisco saying he was Emperor Norton the First of the United States and the Protector of Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

He then sent a telegram to James Fisk saying the letter had been delivered.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Mississippi also passed a law saying a black person could be forced to work for a white man usually his former owner if he had no other job.

VOA: special.2010.01.21