“He wants to do the right thing but has none of the tools to achieve it.”— Stephen Colbert, Larry King Live (11 October 2007), on his Colbert Report characterShare
“Cynics always say no. But saying yes begins things. Saying yes is how things grow. Saying yes leads to knowledge.”— Stephen ColbertShare
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.”— William ShakespeareShare
“Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us.”— Benjamin FranklinShare
“The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.”— C.S. LewisShare
“The long, dull monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather.”— C.S. LewisShare
“In all things success depends on previous preparation, and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure.”— ConfuciusShare