Conan O’Brien is a wise man
posted on January 23, 2010 at 8:17 am
From his speech during last night’s final show:
To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere.
Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
That’s been my experience as well.
UPDATE: Apparently, I’m not the only person who resonated with those words. I’ve posted a placard above that sums them up nicely.
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Yeah that's nice. Thanks for posting — I hadn't see his last show so I missed this.
I haven't been a big fan but I have appreciated the class he's shown recently .
The part where he chokes up saying how he'll never forget how happy he felt from all the fan support… tears…I've been watching him on Late Night and then the Tonight Show since I was 15 steadily, so I am going to miss watching him before sleeping.
The part where he chokes up saying how he'll never forget how happy he felt from all the fan support… tears…I've been watching him on Late Night and then the Tonight Show since I was 15 steadily, so I am going to miss watching him before sleeping.
Thanks for sharing, Matt. I've always liked Conan.
I hope he turns up elsewhere. The market is oversaturated with the format but his team has been innovative.
A classy exit to a not-so-classy mess. Conan is too good not to be back. Besides, I’d like to think hard work and kindness win in the end.