If you don't give power to the words that people throw at you to hurt you, they don't hurt you anymore. And you actually have power over those people. Stephen Colbert anymoregivehurt Change image and share on social
I have a doctorate in fine arts from Knox College in Illinois. All I did was give a speech, and now everybody has to call me Dr. Colbert. Stephen Colbert artcallcolbert Change image and share on social
When I got to 'The Daily Show,' they asked me to have a political opinion. It turned out that I had one, but I didn't realize quite how liberal I was until I was asked to make passionate comedic choices as opposed to necessarily successful comedic choices. Stephen Colbert askchoicecomedic share on social
It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. Stephen Colbert anymorecaseentitle Change image and share on social
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. Stephen Colbert griefinterestsize Change image and share on social
We have this idea in our minds that there's this separation of church and state in America, which I think is a good thing. And we extend that to our politics - not just church and state, but it's also there's a separation of religion and politics. But of course there isn't. Stephen Colbert americachurchextend share on social
I'm very comfortable with uncomfortable situations, and I think that can seem odd to people, that I like the thrill of discomfort. Stephen Colbert comfortablediscomfortodd Change image and share on social
I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin. If that ever happens, it's only because something happened during the interview that got me going, and then I had to translate my feelings to the mouth of the character. Stephen Colbert assassinboxcharacter share on social
My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision. Stephen Colbert bearcoldead share on social