He told his son-in-law in December: "I will not say I would not serve if the good people were to be so unwise as to elect me."

VOA: special.2009.03.05

But they knew I would not harm a hair on their heads.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

The idea was foolish. "I would not accept such high office,"

VOA: special.2009.03.05

"I can honestly say that I would not have this thing in my hand without the Own the Podium Program."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"I think that they are taking a calculated risk and it is one that I would not advocate myself,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

"The candidates were feeling the strain and the audience felt a kind of sense of excitement that I would not have anticipated."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Now-a-days I would not say its connected with illegal fishing any longer, that is just a cheap excuse,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

"When I am at home or when I am in my office here, I would not know the Olympics are happening in this city.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"I would not get into specifics, but what I understand is that people who have been arrested are U.S nationals, but some of them of Pakistan origin, some of them of other descent.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"My brother and I were talking about how - normally you do not just walk up to a temple or a synagogue and say, 'hey,can I come in and take a look?' So this is a great opportunity and exposes me to a lot of things that I would not otherwise have been exposed to,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

"If it had not been for them, I would not be here today," Wilson says the dedication of the Japanese American soldiers was all the more remarkable given the fact that they had left behind their families in internment camps where the U.S.government had placed them out of fear that they might help Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"Aylmer," said Georgiana, "I do not know what the cost would be to both of us to remove this birthmark.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

"Not everyone is Christian. But I would hope that most people who celebrate Christmas in any form understand its origins.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

I was not old enough to get the official document that would permit me to drive by myself.

VOA: special.2010.01.30