People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of humor on 'The Daily Show'... I don't think anyone would mistake me as an actual anchor.

You don't need people’s opinion on a fact. You might as well have a poll asking: ‘Which number is bigger, 15 or 5?’ or ‘Do owls exist?’ or ‘Are there hats?'

Drug companies are a bit like high school boyfriends - they're much more concerned with getting inside you than being effective once they're in there.

What a tiresome place America would be if freedom meant we all had to think alike or be the same color or wear the same gray flannel suit! That road leads to the conformity of the graveyard!

News is not a game show. You don't win a car if you happen to be right.

Economics is like the Dutch language - I'm told it makes sense, but I have my doubts.

One thing that America is objectively exceptional at is overreacting whenever anyone accuses them of not being exceptional.

The Confederate flag is one of those things that should only be seen on t-shirts, belt buckles and bumper stickers to help the rest of us identify the worst people in the world.

Anybody who claims to be excited for April Fools' Day is probably a sociopath.

Life is a short walk. There is so little time and so much living to achieve.

My fight is not for racial sameness but for racial equality and against racial prejudice and discrimination.

It is better to be slave to the Saviour than satan.

To believe with certainty, somebody said, one has to begin by doubting.

That he survived, and indeed returned to government, was one of man's occasional triumphs over medicine.

Read something no one is reading, think something no one is thinking, and do something no one is doing.

I was really attracted to doing 'Game of Thrones' because I thought the character of Meera was absolutely amazing.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

Remember that nurturing yourself is as important (if not more so) as nurturing others.

Good intelligence is nine-tenths of any battle.