[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.

I can't say it's autobiographical, but I do tell a number of anecdotes that I think are amusing.

I can't say it's autobiographical, but I do tell a number of anecdotes that I think are amusing.

We're more concerned with the closed areas within the perimeter.

We're more concerned with the closed areas within the perimeter.

How is the government going to run without people like us? We make 35 percent of the bread in this read more

How is the government going to run without people like us? We make 35 percent of the bread in this country, and that much of the margarine, and cooking oil, and all the other things.

We were not ready to play. The matches we won, everybody contributed and the most we lost everybody contributed. I read more

We were not ready to play. The matches we won, everybody contributed and the most we lost everybody contributed. I believe by the end of the season we'll be a pretty good team. To finish in the top half at this tournament is a good sign.

I felt like we executed our offense pretty well in the first half and did just enough to keep the read more

I felt like we executed our offense pretty well in the first half and did just enough to keep the lead comfortable in the second half.

From what I recollect, the audiences in India are very discerning and know how to appreciate real music.

From what I recollect, the audiences in India are very discerning and know how to appreciate real music.

At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest read more

At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest of my life.

This is nothing short of a huge coup to have the president come in right before the election.

This is nothing short of a huge coup to have the president come in right before the election.