William Saroyan (Dialogue) [Live]

[BARBRA STREISAND, spoken]
Thank you
I'm always amazed at how music can transcend all our differences: language, culture, politics
And tonight we're not Republicans or Democrats
We're not from red states or blue states, we're from the United States, right?
And even though I might complain about certain things, I've come to look at the glass as half full
Maybe just in moments but it's there, you know?
In the unconditional love of a pet - that look in their eyes, you know?
They love you every time you walk into the room
The uncapturable scent of a gardenia

[AUDIENCE MEMBER, spoken]
All I Ask Of You!

[BARBRA STREISAND, spoken]
Oh!
Is what?
I know you want me to sing that song, but I'm being cute
It's in a baby's smile
And it's important for me - I know - to find those moments everyday and be grateful for them
The playwright, William Saroyan said it much better than I ever could
In 1939 when this country was facing - actually the world was facing - one of its bleakest periods, he wrote these words as a foreword to his very famous play