Word: fleetingness
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Bok is a symbol of how quickly those dreams are lost. He reveals how fleeting is our energy, our optimism and our commitment to our beliefs. He shows us how quietly, how subtly we become what we oppose.
When her first TV series debuted on Oct. 15, 1951, there was no way to tell that Lucille Ball was beginning an apparently immortal love affair with the American public, and not much reason even to expect commercial success. Ball was a comely redhead with a semisultry voice and knockout...
But Welles was not made for that more contemporary medium, TV. His Falstaffian girth, so impressive on stage and screen, seemed grotesque when stuffed into the small tube. The voice that shivered the old Philco during the ( Depression sounded hokey when it was used to seduce would-be sophisticates of...
The agreement reached by the guerrillas impressed U.S. and Pakistani observers, but the unity may prove fleeting. A rival group of mujahedin based in Iran opposed the council's choices. Mojaddedi nonetheless called on other countries to recognize the interim rebel government, which he predicted would be functioning inside Afghanistan...
"No," says Baker, flashing a brief, fleeting smile. "I mean Israel. Because there's now a dialogue with Arafat, there may be many more options open in the future. But creating something productive when Israel is divided internally is going to be real tough. Who knows?