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I thought it was interesting when he said this, because Conan’s humor’s so frequently cynical in nature. There’s a difference between being skeptical and disbelieving, and taking those disbeliefs and using them to assume nothing in the world at all’s good. I was glad he used his final moment on the show to make that plea.

This reminds me of Conan’s Harvard graduation commencement speech a number of years ago. It has always stuck in mind when thinking about success and failure. Skip down the the “white tuxedo” words for the key points. The jokes in it are hilarious as are the serious points meaninful.

I was so impressed with Conan O’Brien and the way he handled himself over the past few weeks. Even though there were plenty of jabs at NBC , I never thought he “crossed the line”. I was especially impressed with his last words about NBC being thanks and gratitude. I always liked Conan, but I was never a “fan”... now I am.

Isn’t “Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get.” itself a cynical statement?

Conan is awesome though, he went out with style.

That was great. One of my favorite parts was when he said, “and you’re kind.” That’s one bit a lot of smart, talented, driven people sometimes overlook.

“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing”

Oscar Wilde

Yes, I bet he’s gone home to his fancy house and his gazillions of dollars to cry his eyes out over the whole affair. Not.

Jarin Udom: But you took that out of context.