While impishly dissenting in tone, he was up-beat in spirit: hopeful, sassy, inspirational almost to the point of euphoria.
I said to those Americans who were asking my advice, 'You had this euphoria of victory, of the West winning the Cold War.
The Athens Metro system was built in the early 2000s, amid the euphoria of joining the eurozone, heralding that Greece was joining the big time. And it's still an object of awe.
The "borderline" often swings from intense anger to euphoria.
But markets tend to have only two moods: deep gloom and wild euphoria.
Once this initial euphoria wears off, there is every chance that true love can grow and you can have a deep fulfilling relationship with that person.
In between came the frenzied euphoria as David Beckham's free kick bought England a ticket for the 2002 World Cup and the despair of Steve McClaren, as his team failed to make it to Euro 2008.
But the euphoria of liberation, already dissipated, will not return: that was a moment only.
Much more striking, however, is that the latest round of euphoria involves emerging markets that were mere spectators during the last one, above all China.
They believe that the spot may be part of the brain's smile, laugh, and euphoria center.
Never get too carried away by investment euphoria, whether for stocks and shares or bricks and mortar - nothing goes up for ever.
Financial markets are certainly subject to cycles of euphoria and panic.
This special report has argued that after a decade of euphoria the business scene has sobered up, partly prompted by a sticky patch in the economy and the depression in the rich world.
When the market thinks an investment is going to underperform munis, it's safe to say we are not in the midst of euphoria.
The early euphoria could rapidly fizzle into surly disappointment.
This simultaneously pumps up asset prices and obscures their speculative nature, with euphoria usurping the place of analysis.
These soothing feelings most likely result from the release of endorphins, brain chemicals that relieve pain and can produce euphoria.
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