For 17-year-old Jennifer Lopez ("Call me JoLo," she said), it was a day of endless cheering.
Aiming thus at something else, they find happiness by the way". For our own culture, steeped as it is in the relentless pursuit of personal pleasure and endless cheer, that message is worth heeding.
The tables are close together, but nimble waitresses and waiters wiggle past with no effort, speed and endless good cheer.
What about what Anthony Lane so wisely suggested, that the endless loyalty and good cheer of dogs is a dangerous misrepresentation of life, and that "truth is cats"?
TV channels show endless images of citizens cheering him and chanting the catchiest of the officially approved slogans: "Allah, Muammar, Libya wa bas" (that's it).
Their very American emphasis on good cheer is both endless - and quite sinister.
What follows are Virginia's endless complaints and Vanessa's efforts to cheer and assuage her.
Who knew it would take the reappearance of Gail Collins to cheer me up about the endless political mess?
"It's wonderful; I did not expect this," said Susan Faber, 71, her maternal grandmother, taking in the scene of families holding signs, preschoolers waving miniature American flags and seemingly endless versions of "Go, Aly" and "We love you, Aly" cheers.
The summer can be endless, in a bad way, with no competitive team to cheer on.
