Jon Stewart Quotes

United States, Comedian
November 28, 1962

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, political commentator, actor, and television host. He hosted The Daily Show, a satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015.

Also known as Writer, Producer, Political Commentator, Actor

I’m not going to censor myself to comfort your ignorance.

Jon Stewart
- Ignorance
- Comfort
- Censor
If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.

Jon Stewart
- Values
- Hobbies
- Tested

I don't approve of political jokes; I have seen too many of them get elected.

Jon Stewart
- Political
- Jokes
- Approve
I have complete faith in the continued absurdity of whatever’s going on.

Jon Stewart
- Faith
- Absurdity
- Going On
Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.

Jon Stewart
- Ruin
- Fatherhood
- Scratch
Evil is relatively rare. Ignorance is epidemic.

Jon Stewart
- Evil
- Ignorance
- Epidemic
You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work.

Jon Stewart
- Trying
- Leads
- Good Work
We hear every damn day about how fragile our country is — on the brink of catastrophe — torn by polarizing hate and how it’s a shame that we can’t work together to get things done, but the truth is we do. We work together to get things done every damn day!

Jon Stewart

People can hold liberal and conservative dogma points at the same time. They're not living their lives via platforms. They're living their lives. The whole thing is an awfully tired construct.

Jon Stewart
- Tired
- Lives
- Construction
You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach.

Jon Stewart
As a comedian, as a person, as a citizen, as a mammal—in all of those areas, I am looking forward to the end of the Bush administration with every fiber of my being.

Jon Stewart
- End
- Administration
- Bush