Conan O’Brien gave a very touching farewell speech last night on his final Tonight Show. It drew some tears to be sure along with massive ratings. This guy is going to be missed, a lot.

“Walking away from The Tonight Show is the hardest thing I have ever had to do,” O’Brien said. “I have worked with NBC for over twenty years. Yes, we have our differences right now and yes, we’re going to go our separate ways. But this company has been my home for most of my adult life. I am enormously proud of the work we have done together, and I want to thank NBC for making it all possible.”

“To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life,” O’Brien said. “All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”

Watch Conan O’Brien’s farewell speech below, bring some kleenex…

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