A Winner Never Whines.

When You Win, Say Nothing. When You Lose, Say Less.

The Number Of People Displaced By Dams Is Estimated At Between 40 Million And 80 Million, Most Of Them In China And India. The Costs Of Dams Were On Average 50% Above Their Original Estimate. Some Designed To Reduce Flooding Made It Worse, And There Were Many Unexpected Environmental Disadvantages, Including The Extinction Of Fish And Bird Species. Half The World's Wetlands Had Been Lost Because Of Dams.

A Winner Never Whines.

You Just Never Know What's Around The Next Corner In Life Or Business Or Anything.

By Nature, An Auction Is Kind Of A Wholesale Beast Anyway. You're Buying Second Hand Goods, Even With The Historical, Antique Or Aesthetic Value. You Look To Get The Wholesale Price And You Hope For Retail Spikes Periodically When You Get Two Or Three People In The Audience That Want The Same Thing.