On behalf of the Grand Prix Foundation, I'd like to congratulate and thank Mr. Naito for stepping up to the plate and winning this auction. As in past years, net proceeds from this year's events, including this auction, will benefit local charities. We are grateful for his participation this year.
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This is not your skin, yet you are still under it. IAIN THOMAS If you are reading this... I'm dead so far probably or still alive who knows? It's bad day in b... DEYTH BANGER Brock Auction has worked with us on the auction. We owe them a big thank you for all their help. DEB CARLSON The results of this year's auction demonstrate that the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is the... CRAIG JACKSON They courted the face on the screen, the face of translucence, the face of wax on which men found it... ANAïS NIN That's it really; it's all love, whichever way you look at it, it's all love. How much you can Get f... GEORGE HARRISON We do this in preparation of our auction that will be in November. DICK MILLER All of the auction items are donated. We have about 100 items for our silent auction and five to sev... CINDY STIRLING I turn to head outside when the boys make their way back into the house. Kel stops in the doorway an... COLLEEN HOOVER Last year's auction raised $40,000. This is the biggest fundraiser that the club organizes, and we h... DAVID BIGDA I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Twenty-year bonds have risen too far given the auction tomorrow. Traders are likely to try and back ... AKIHIKO INOUE If you're stupid, You'll probably like this. ANTHONY T. HINCKS I thought this was a cookout. You know, dogs and burgers, Tater Tots, ambrosia salad" Dexter picked ... SARAH DESSEN COMPLETELY. Utterly. Frozen. My eyes drop to the table in front of me when she fin... COLLEEN HOOVER You want to know my sweet?" I ask her. She nods. I kiss her on the forehead. "... COLLEEN HOOVER Remy: Did you really believe, that first day, that we were meant to be together? Dexter: ... SARAH DESSEN The power to feed properly every day for life is in the saying "Give us this day our daily bread", f... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) This is my fundamental teaching: that there is no division between this and that. That is contained ... OSHO The saying "Give us this day our daily bread." simply means every day my beliefs must cater for my n... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Lull me with your lullabies.. Serenade me with your souls. Make me dance with symphonies.. Do jazz w... KIM JOHN A. AGUIRRE The saying,give us this day our daily bread means,seek today's good for today only,any excess means ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The saying "Give us this day our daily bread",simply means,yesterday is gone,you can't bring it back... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Yes, yes I blocked porn but this didn't stopped me from the real desire to watch videos... Still som... DEYTH BANGER That's what this has been all about for you, correct? Make it clear. That you and me--it was nothing... SARAH DESSEN And for one second, it was like I could feel the timing clicking together, finally pieces falling in... SARAH DESSEN Do what you will, this world's a fiction and is made up of contradiction WILLIAM BLAKE The way isn't a circle and never can't be a circle unless you repeat the same after the same. Is it ... DEYTH BANGER Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn't make you strong. if anything, ... SARAH DESSEN Thinking no more about it, he stepped off into that cool space, that fast descent to her, with nothi... PATRICIA HIGHSMITH God is fond of you. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. If He had a refrigerator, your pi... MAX LUCADO There was some buying back in the early morning, but the market remains top-heavy, as market players... AKITSUGU BANDO On behalf of the WRU Group, I must put our grateful thanks to David Moffett for his outstanding cont... DAVID PICKERING Coming near him like a ballet dancer she took a leap towards him, and he, frightened by her vehemenc... ANAïS NIN We are proud to have him as our leader for the past 17 years and are honored to continue to have his... MARGARET MILLER He called and wanted to make us the recipient of a percentage of the proceeds from the auction of th... DEANNA PERSSON I have heard more about this in the past five years. Even Mr. Ultimate Baptist Rick Warren is workin... DAVID GOETZ The benefit will consist of an evening of food, fun and entertainment, as well as an opportunity to ... AMY JACKSON Ses’ach L’ru!” Came the slightly muffled chorus. This was Ruminarii for ‘Hail the Captain.�... CHRISTINA ENGELA This auction has opened a space at the bottom for a new generation of artists to come into auctions.... DINESH VAZIRANI This deal will remove the legal uncertainty which has hung over this trade for several years and ben... MARIANN FISCHER BOEL Let's put it like this... Deeper Level is a place in which I can put in everything exploits and then... DEYTH BANGER I thank the voters of Upstate N.Y. for this privilege to serve and pledge to continue to work tirele... CHRIS GIBSON We are extremely grateful for the support and generosity of our donors and anticipate that these ite... MARK MCCULLERS Consistent with existing BP practice, we remain committed to returning excess free cash flow, includ... LORD BROWNE This is the track's most aggressive schedule of events in more than 10 years. About half of our race... CHARLIE PAIGE We are pursuing this lawsuit to ensure that the ICC follows the laws that expressly call for consume... LISA MADIGAN We have some tremendous art in this set-price sale. And some of the art in the auction is excellent ... GINGER RENNER Today, the first auction of 30-year Treasury bonds in (almost) five years is expected to go well. 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DOUGLAS HATTAWAY Unfortunately Woodbine Racetrack is not a venue that will be available for this year's sale, but we'... HEATHER REID Oh, oh, oh... No... just they got me. Undercover??? and what more?? This and this?? DEYTH BANGER [It] began to seem amazing how often it was assumed that having a vagina automatically meant I was l... FRANCINE PROSE Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in... HERMAN MELVILLE My fashion is part of who I am, and though I was not born with these clothes on, I was born this way... LADY GAGA It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms nearly always shoo... DAVID FOSTER WALLACE If i'm louder would you see me? NIALL HORAN Because you can never go from going out to being friends, just like that. It's a lie. It's just some... SARAH DESSEN We are grateful to our customers who, over the past year supported our charitable efforts, and to ou... 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You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu... RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large... RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder. RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?" "Yeah," Percy said. "He sla... RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you." Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g... RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his bac... RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ... RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language." Hazel tried not to laugh. "W... RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is... RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid. RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down." "But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Je... RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed! RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio... RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th... RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts t... RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w... RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo." Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be... RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?” The satyrs fell over... RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ... RICK RIORDAN Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu... RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ... RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren... RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w... RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain... RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi... RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods." I hesita... RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ... RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez! RICK RIORDAN Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна! - Гррр! - обади... RICK RIORDAN Той ме погледна тъжно, сякаш мислеше какви цветя да изб... RICK RIORDAN Синдром на Дефицит на Вниманието (СДВ) RICK RIORDAN You're cute when you're worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together. RICK RIORDAN then things got even stranger. Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute befo... RICK RIORDAN There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties... RICK RIORDAN Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” ... RICK RIORDAN Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also kn... RICK RIORDAN Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an ey... RICK RIORDAN Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control tr... RICK RIORDAN Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul! RICK RIORDAN In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame ... RICK RIORDAN Everything looks better with my eyes closed. RICK SPRINGFIELD THAT'S IT!" Terminus cried. "That's AGAINST THE RULES!" Polybotes frowned, obviously confused t... RICK RIORDAN