I am not like that,' " he recalled, and then moments later, in a brief moment of levity, added, "Well, maybe I am!" laughing loudly.
For the volunteers, the presence of the players provided brief moments of levity and stargazing amid the difficult work of the last week.
There was a brief moment of levity in Terminal 4 as an American official, dressed in a red polo shirt and holding a megaphone, informed those waiting that families with small children and older Americans would be considered first for flights.
Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, who bought the tower "on a whim" from the French government last spring, provided a brief moment of levity when, shouting orders to the helicopter pilot, he exclaimed, "Hey, let's put it on top of the Tower of Pisa!" As the pilot changed course, Mr. Karzai quickly added, "Just kidding!
The only brief period of levity came when the moderators conducted a "lightning round," in which they asked such questions as whether either of the candidates had ever bounced a check (Stringer: yes; Spitzer: no), voted for a Republican (Stringer: no; Spitzer: yes), ridden a Citi Bike (both no) or eaten a cronut, the buzzed-about marriage of a croissant and a doughnut (both no).
We get a brief flash of levity when Bonnie rocks her case and celebrates by sleeping with Asher.
It was clear the vote provided all senators a brief moment of levity amidst what has been an intense week of furious negotiations over the GOP health care bill.
Aside from these brief moments of levity, the rest of the documentary is a grim foray into China's political repression machine, a complex web of unchecked corruption, misguided patriotism, and pervasive propaganda.
Instilling a little levity before the brief meeting was radio personality Tim Conway Jr., whose children attend the school.
Moments of levity were welcome, but brief.
Instead, he partakes of the string-bikini-clad spoils of fame with a casual levity; even his one brief explosion of expletives and anger doesn't feel motivated by anything as heavy as existential dread or a wounded ego.
