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
hurt eye window-to-the-soul
If the eyes are the window to the soul, then why does it hurt when I spray them with Windex?
retirement hurt sorry
Sorry, but retirement offends me. You don’t just stop fighting in the middle of a war because your legs hurt. So why do you get to stop working in the middle of your life just because your prostate hurts? That’s desertion.
hurt optimistic self
Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us.
wise hurt optimistic
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say “yes'.
spin
We don't want any filter, ... The correspondent is only going to put his spin on it.
children demon shows
These shows are the demon children of the 24-hour cable-news cycle,
opinions saying
The show is about me in that when you give opinions, you're saying something about yourself,
player work
Every day, if I could find someone to play with me. If I couldn't find someone to play with me, I would work on my player character.
based character daily guy
My character is not based on (Bill) O'Reilly, ... It's the same guy from The Daily Show. You'd never say it's O'Reilly.
I think O'Reilly could be so evolved, he's one of the X-Men
fact trust
I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.
bestow bush hands honor karl problem
Bush has a real problem on his hands here, John: What honor should he bestow on Karl Rove?
america apple apples candy crack crowd good last second talk talking wake
Lemme just talk to you for a second about something that I think is good for America: caramel apples, ... I had one last night. Delicious. Not talking about candy apples. I think candy apples are a danger! You crack 'em, they're very sharp. You candy apple crowd need to wake up!
dramatic emotion emotions funny pumped
When emotion or glitz is pumped into something that doesn't need it, it's just funny to me, ... Oh, it's not dramatic enough?