Cute, funny and one of the best performances so far in the competition:
“I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, To put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die Discover that I had not lived.”
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) – from the film ‘Dead Poet’s Society’
Warning: Bad, bad language!
For S…. the strongest bravest woman I have ever met.
Text:
Leo McGarry (Chief of Staff) to Josh Lyman:
This guy’s walking down a street, when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep. He can’t get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up “Hey you! Can you help me out?” The doctor writes him a prescription, throws it down the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up “Father, I’m down in this hole, can you help me out?” The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on.
Then a friend walks by. “Hey Joe, it’s me, can you help me out?” And the friend jumps in the hole! Our guy says “Are you stupid? Now we’re both down here!” and the friend says, “Yeah, but I’ve been down here before, and I know the way out.”
The West Wing Season 2, Episode 10 “Noel.” Teleplay by Aaron Sorkin
Set in 1948, a professor of music, Clement Mathieu, becomes the supervisor at a boarding school for the rehabilitation for minors. Through the power of song, Clement tries to transform the students.
O nuit, viens apporter à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L’ombre qui t’escorte est si douce
Si doux est le concert de tes voix chantant l’espérance
Si grand est ton pouvoir transformant tout en rêve heureuxO nuit, ô laisse encore à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L’ombre qui t’escorte est si douce
Est-il une beauté aussi belle que le rêve ?
Est-il de vérité plus douce que l’espérance ?O Night, bring to the earth
The enchanting calm of your mystery
The shadow which follows you is so sweet
It is such a sweet concert
Your voices chanting hope
Your power is so great
Transforming all into a dreamO Night, O leave still to the earth
The enchanting calm of your mystery
The shadow which follows you is so sweet
Is there anything more beautiful than a dream?
Is there any truth sweeter than hope?Jean-Philippe Rameau
From the film “Topsy-Turvy” written and directed by Mike Leigh about the life of Gilbert & Sullivan:
Gilbert and Sullivan’s “For He Is an Englishman” from Season2, Episode 5. Ainsley Hayes has a rough first day in the White House:
