Stephen Colbert Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Isn't an agnostic just an atheist without balls?”

“In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant. One motto on the show is, 'Keep your facts, I'm going with the truth.'”

“If I had free time to go to Los Angeles to shoot a movie, I would rather spend it with my kids.”

“Northwestern's alumni list is truly impressive. This university has graduated best-selling authors, Olympians, presidential candidates, Grammy winners, Peabody winners, Emmy winners, and that's just me!”

“I love being onstage. I love the relationship with the audience. I love the letting go, the sense of discovery, the improvising.”

“Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy.”

“I used to write things for friends. There was this girl I had a crush on, and she had a teacher she didn't like at school. I had a real crush on her, so almost every day I would write her a little short story where she would kill him in a different way.”

“The interesting thing about grief, I think, is that it is its own size. It is not the size of you. It is its own size. And grief comes to you.”

“I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law.”

“There's nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to hell.”