It's not a question of us losing anymore. Now, we're going into the game knowing that we can win.

It's not a question of us losing anymore. Now, we're going into the game knowing that we can win.

[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.

What's going to happen everywhere, everywhere, the first thing that's going to happen is as many people as possible are read more

What's going to happen everywhere, everywhere, the first thing that's going to happen is as many people as possible are going to go find their kids.

I didn't want that. I wanted a group of other veterans I could talk to or maybe a military doctor read more

I didn't want that. I wanted a group of other veterans I could talk to or maybe a military doctor who was there (Iraq) who can help me out or something.

The administration's agenda just doesn't resonate in Illinois.

The administration's agenda just doesn't resonate in Illinois.

All I wanted was a refund, but instead we got treated like criminals. They made my wife cry on her read more

All I wanted was a refund, but instead we got treated like criminals. They made my wife cry on her honeymoon, and that's priceless.

Last year, we had a shortage of 2-year-old birds from the poor hatch in 2003, so we didn't have a read more

Last year, we had a shortage of 2-year-old birds from the poor hatch in 2003, so we didn't have a surplus of those birds to carry over. The fact that there was a shortage of 2-year-olds to hunt last year meant more pressure on the older birds, so that cuts down the carry over on those, too.

And I did wonder - because it's now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come read more

And I did wonder - because it's now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when I would forget it, or it would be in the past as anything else might be - no, it's there every day of my life.

Well, Chicago's a great town; what can I say? It has a lot of diversity. You can find so many read more

Well, Chicago's a great town; what can I say? It has a lot of diversity. You can find so many different kinds of people there. It breeds a certain self-confidence and a willingness to work hard for what you want. I don't know, maybe they put something in the water -- the river is green.