Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...remark was typical of what was to follow, for Mr. Martin's humor was not only subtler than Mr. MacArthurs, but it was also more sarcastic and more plentiful. Indeed, Mr. Martin rarely got around to saying anything profound, although this may have been because lack of time forced him to cut short. He was, nevertheless, very clever with language...
...aggressiveness. He could not resist sticking an elbow into the American Medical Association for its opposition to medicare, but he ducked a question about Teddy in Massachusetts, shucked off an invitation to become involved in a public dispute with Dwight Eisenhower. Asked what he thought of Ike's remark that the Republicans were a businessman's party, he replied: "Well, I don't like disagreeing with President Eisenhower, so I won't in this case...
...must take exception to the remark that I was "the only unhappy man in the hall." Members of the American embassy, press and band to whom I spoke shared my anger at Mr. Goodman's obvious lack of interest in making this performance of the Rhapsody a success. Indeed, after our rehearsal I would have canceled the performance outright had it not been for the very special circumstances. I might add that Mr. Goodman's sudden decision to stand on the far side of my piano took place at the last moment, while we were on stage...
There was little doubt, even in the beginning, that Rockefeller was looking far beyond the statehouse in Albany. His inaugural address, which did not even mention the State of New York until page 4, moved New York Herald Tribune Columnist Roscoe Drummond to remark that it "could as well have been delivered from the steps of the Capitol in Washington." After only six months as Governor-and countless denials that he was interested in anything beyond Albany-Rockefeller admitted publicly that he had the presidential bug. He undertook a series of whirlwind speaking tours to sample political sentiment, began trying...
Twelth Night abounds in great talk, but the most perceptive remark of the evening belonged to Olivia, who said with a glance of pure delight: "Oh, most wonderful...