You may have heard this expression: You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

We would love to have you join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

On this paper I have written all the problems I have answered for you in the last 40 years.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

He said, "Have a seat", and I sat down, "Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"

VOA: special.2010.07.02

This means you should not risk losing something you have by trying to get more of something you do not have.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

But you always remember that she had this incredible freedom that most children don't have and she was so smart."

VOA: special.2009.08.24

You do not have to dress to the nines, or wear your best clothes, for this kind of work.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

Another friend sent this message to Roosevelt on his forty-sixth birthday: "You have made a very good start in life.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

If you want to have power in this society you must master the three literacies this is a class about power,your power."

VOA: special.2009.04.27

This means that you can rise above your problems if you have a goal and work very hard.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

If you have questions about life in America, we might be able to answer them on this program.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

So you really just need to turn off a handful of machines to have this type of disruption."

VOA: special.2011.02.21

"My friends,I ask you to join in this historic journey to have the courage to choose change.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

And he offers this advice once you have chosen the record you want to set: Train hard.Plan ahead.Be patient -- don't give up.

VOA: special.2011.05.16