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
I wrote things for the schools newspaper, and – like all teenagers – I dabbled in poetry. – Stephen Colbert
I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law. – 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
All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I dont subscribe to any of that. Its all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the 70s sounds nothing like the stuff from the 80s, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the 90s. Whos to say what is and isnt a certain type of music? – Neil Young
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility. – Martin Luther King, Jr.