Crosby's fans talk about how "relaxed" he was, how "natural," how "casual and easygoing." By the time Presley began causing sensat...ions, the entire country had become relaxed, casual and easygoing, and its younger people seemed to be tired of it, for Elvis's act was anything but soothing and scarcely what a parent of that placid age would have called "natural" for a young man. Elvis was unseemly, loud, gaudy, sexual--that gyrating pelvis!--in short, disturbing. He not only disturbed parents who thought music was a soothing by Crosby, but also reminded their young that they were full of the turmoil of youth and an appetite for excitement. At a time when the country had a population coming of age with no memory of troubled times, Presley spoke to a yearning for disturbance.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Poor old Jonathan Bing Went home and addressed a short note to the King:... If you please will excuse me I won't come to tea; For home's the best place for All people like me!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When I was 18, I thought my father was pretty dumb. After a while when I got to be 21, I was amazed to find out how much he'd lear...ned in three years.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Harvey: Oh, you kids these days, I'm telling you. You think the only relationship a man and a woman can have is a romantic one. ... />Gil: That sure is what we think. You got something better? Harvey: Oh, romance is very nice. A good thing for youngsters like you, but Helene and I have found something we think is more appropriate to our stage of life--companionship. Gil: Companionship? I've got a flea-bitten old hound at home who'll give me that.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Harvey: About this Voltaire. Helene: What about him?... Harvey: How'd he ever get time to do all he did? Helene: He lived to be old. Harvey: Even so, how many letters did he write? Helene: Oh, I don't know exactly. Thousands. Harvey: I can't remember when I even wrote one. Helene: You should try. Harvey: It's too late. I wouldn't know where to send it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »