I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law. – Stephen Colbert
I used to make up stuff in my bio all the time, that I used to be a professional ice-skater and stuff like that. I found it so inspirational. Why not make myself cooler than I am? – Stephen Colbert
In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant. One motto on the show is, Keep your facts, Im going with the truth. – Stephen Colbert
I wrote things for the schools newspaper, and – like all teenagers – I dabbled in poetry. – Stephen Colbert
More than anything else, my mother wanted to be an actress – a famous actress – which in the 1950s was all about being young, sexy, and available. She was all that, and more. She had big blue eyes, alabaster skin, a heart-shaped face, a beautiful figure. She was just a knockout. – Meredith Baxter