Stephen Colbertborn 1964The quotations of
Stephen Colbert
American comedian and writer
born 1964
13 quotes, most often on Comedy, Clever Jabs and Presidency.
- “A Mock Columnist, Amok”, in The New York Times (14 October 2007)
- The Colbert Report (14 May 2008)
- Rolling Stone interview (31 October 2006)
- White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (April 2006)
- White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (April 2006)
Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it.
Knox College commencement address (3 June 2006)- Parade interview (23 September 2007)
- Wired Magazine article (14 August 2006)
I don’t perceive my role as a newsman at all. I’m a comedian from stem to stern.
When asked what he perceives his role to be, given that many young people claim to get their news from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, on newsman.”Harvard University: A Conversation with Stephen Colbert” (1 December 2006).I have tender feelings for Nixon, because everybody has warm feelings about their childhood.
Rolling Stone interview (31 October 2006)- Stephen Colbert—It Gets Better (13 July 2011)
- White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (April 2006)
I think of him as a well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot.
On his character in The Colbert Report, in an interview on 60 Minutes (30 April 2006)
