Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

It's often said that no two snowflakes are alike.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

Jane Goodall has said that it is often easy to feel upset about the destruction of the natural world.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

History had shown,he said, that such wars lasted many years and often destroyed both sides.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

He said his brother belonged to no party, that often he did not even vote.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

But seeing the seriousness of his question,she said, "The mark has so often been called a charm that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so."

VOA: special.2009.09.26

He often said things that showed he felt important.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

He said people often say that nobody is indispensable.

VOA: standard.2010.04.10

Rather,the focus has been on a 2001 speech in which Sotomayor said she would hope that "a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who has not lived that life."

VOA: standard.2009.05.31