[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum read more

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum of $1,000. Thirty-five bids later, it sold for $40,100.] Any time an item sells for 40 times its opening bid, you've got to give it the credit it deserves, ... This auction has gone a long way to establishing the standards for many collectibles that to this point did not have benchmarks.

This is the reason we used asphalt instead of concrete for the road surface. It's easier and less costly to read more

This is the reason we used asphalt instead of concrete for the road surface. It's easier and less costly to repair asphalt rather than concrete roads.

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning.

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning.

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their read more

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies

We'll be very good next year. This team knows what it takes to get to this point. We should be read more

We'll be very good next year. This team knows what it takes to get to this point. We should be right back here, hopefully.

We are going to set up a committee of three members from the Land and Development Committee and three from read more

We are going to set up a committee of three members from the Land and Development Committee and three from the speedway to sit down to try to work out some of the issues. That's where we're at.

It was like a battleground, helicopters, fire engines, my car door was crushed like an accordion.

It was like a battleground, helicopters, fire engines, my car door was crushed like an accordion.

The resolution passed by the IAEA board of governors on 24 September makes clear the depth of international concern at read more

The resolution passed by the IAEA board of governors on 24 September makes clear the depth of international concern at Iran's decision. It remains to be seen how Iran will respond. Iran has an opportunity now to come into line with requests made by the IAEA board; we hope it would choose that constructive path.

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. There is advantage read more

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.