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John Jr. moderated discussions on wit and humor, arts and public service that came as part of the IOP’s annual tribute to his father, President John F. Kennedy ’40, for whom KSG was dedicated...
...history has no culmination! There is always as much in front as behind. There is no libretto. History knocks at a thousand gates at every moment, and the gatekeeper is chance. ... We need wit and courage to make our way while our way is making us. ... What kind of beast is this ... this Moloch who promises us that everything will be beautiful after we're dead? A distant end is not an end but a trap. The end we work for must be closer: the labourer's wage, the pleasure in the work done, the summer lightning of personal happiness...
...Arnold dominated the questioning with jabs at Harvard’s image. Asking which player had the higher SAT score (Fitzpatrick, 1580) and whether girls like Reese Witherspoon actually existed at Harvard (to which Rose replied “I wish”), Arnold showcased the original wit that he has past displayed in films such as Carpool and The Stupids...
...each other) in a Greenwich Village satirical revue. Leonard Bernstein (Green's old summer-camp buddy) asked them to write the book and lyrics for On the Town, a Broadway musical about sailors on leave in New York City that became their first hit. They later brought sophistication and wit to such shows as Wonderful Town, Bells Are Ringing and, most memorably, Singin' in the Rain, the 1952 film musical about the early days of talking pictures, cherished by many as the best of all Hollywood musicals...
...spend good money at Bartley’s for the same fried meat and potatoes that I can get for half as much at Wendy’s? And do you know what Wendy’s themes are? Biggie. Great Biggie. I’m not paying for wit, I’m paying for beef. Plus, I’m just not into all the frills of Bartley’s decor. If I wanted to stare at licence plates while I ate, I’d go to the drive-thru...