The concert's somber mood was interrupted by some moments of hard swing (" 'Deed I Do" and "I Love Being Here With You," the latter prefaced by an extended stride piano solo) in which Ms. Krall's emphasis on vocal sound over verbal elucidation was even more pronounced.
But this is unlikely to win over critics such as the head of the federation of German exporters, Anton Börner, who said shortly before the announcement that "the so-called warm-water countries understand nothing but the hard words and deeds of the capital markets".
Holzman resisted attempts to make himself the center of his universe by saying "I don't think there is such a thing as a coaching genius, just hard workers". His deeds and actions followed these words, allowing him the credibility to build a true team defined by its work ethic.
They felt that it was the freedom of the individual to achieve self-actualization through good deeds and hard work.
This led to belief in success as a path to salvation: hard work and good deeds would bring rewards, in life and after.
These memories are ugly and persistent ones, the results of deeds of hard and purposeful men that have little of the "terrible beauty" Yeats found in the Irish uprising against the British in 1916.
Even Mr Medvedev's words on sanctions may be hard to turn into deeds, if only because China opposes them and Vladimir Putin, who still holds the cards in Moscow, has sounded less keen.Most gravely of all, Mr Obama is vacillating over Afghanistan, which has the power to break his presidency.
It's not even that these elites worked hard to shield their deeds from our eyes.
It will not be that hard to judge by his deeds, and relatively soon, whether Mr. Netanyahu is serious about seeking peace with the Palestinians.
And it is just as hard to know whether such deeds, if they are occurring, will enhance long-term national security or fuel a desire for retribution against America.
