Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, media critic, and television host. He currently hosts the late-night television talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth13 May 1964
CountryUnited States of America
beliefs believed believes events greatest happened man matter wednesday
The greatest thing about this man is he's steady. You know where he stands. He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday, no matter what happened Tuesday. Events can change; this man's beliefs never will.
poetry teenagers wrote
And I wrote things for the school's newspaper, and - like all teenagers - I dabbled in poetry.
attractive river truth vessel
an attractive vessel through which the river of truth can flow.
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You can't really be passionately moderate. It's like wearing an 'Extra Medium' - it doesn't exist.
news
I'm a big fan. I've always been a news junkie,
thinking media talking
I have no interest in behaving or thinking cynically. But it's an easy trap to be cynical about anything, certainly when you're talking about politics or the media.
motivation thinking people
Other people's deconstruction of your motivations doesn't help you do what you do. You can't swallow and think about swallowing at the same time.
selfish mean talking
You seem cynical because you're always talking about that selfish behavior that's dressed up as altruism. It doesn't mean there isn't altruism. It just means that it's harder to make jokes about altruism.
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If you imitate someone, you owe them a royalty check. If you emulate them, you don't. There's a big difference. Check your lawyer.
rivers judging next
We don't have to look for what the next thing will be. If experience is any judge, it'll come flowing toward us like a river.
ignorant guests vigilant
I'm just very interested in what my guests have to say. You have to be vigilant to stay ignorant.
thinking people mind
If you're injecting fear into other people, then you're trying to kill their minds. You're trying to get them to stop thinking.
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I suppose fear is like a drug. A little bit isn't that bad, but you can get addicted to the consumption and distribution of it.
trying followers proud
I'm proud of my ability to understand what somebody else is trying to do and help them achieve it, because part of the aesthetic of improvisation is service. We don't lead, we only follow. You never say no. Serve the servant, follow the follower. And that's very valuable in your life, as well as very valuable in your work.