One of McClellan's Generals, Samuel Sturgis, greeted Pope at Centreville: "I always told you,Pope, that if they gave you enough rope, you would hang yourself."

VOA: special.2009.09.24

and... I told you if you were evera shrimp boat captain, that I'd be your first mate.

VOA: standard.other

A belief 'if you lose,I win.'" Republican Senator Bob Corker told VOA that the president's tone was cordial,but that the speech lacked specifics on ways to reach out to work with Republicans.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

"If someone had told me in law school,even, that I have a crystal ball and I see in your future that you're an art lawyer, I probably would've said, 'What in the world is an art lawyer?'" Because there weren't any.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26