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" I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time. "

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" I'm actually a big fan of having all the different types of voices on television. I think it gives people a nice little buffet that they can just pick and choose how they want to get their news and entertainment, I guess. "

" When you use the word 'fair' in television, you're already in a fantasy world. Nothing is really fair in television. "

" I thought Sarah Palin was the ultimate expression of comic outrageousness in a person. "

" The thing that's worked for me is having as much of a connection to the material as possible. And sometimes the material requires a more straightforward approach, and sometimes it requires a little more silliness, you know? "

" I do not look to Hollywood to give me character clues. "

" I guess I hadn't counted on 'The Unblackening' happening to my time slot as well. "

" I'm not a homosexual, but if I can be an ally for that issue, I think it's fantastic. "

" We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy. "

" I have this rule. It's called 'Top Dog-Underdog:' Underdog gets to make fun of Top Dog, but Top Dog can't make fun of Underdog. But you know what? You get Top Dog, you get to be Top Dog. Congratulations! And that dynamic happens not just in race but in many different ways. It's like the male-female dynamic. "

" I really love storytelling. "

" I don't think I ever intend to provoke outrage, but I don't mind being provocative in content. "

" It was the Cosby issue that made me realize how much I really cared about women's issues and how much I realize it's important for me to be an advocate for issues that aren't necessarily my own, to be an ally for issues. "

" Some things are so tragic that you don't know what's funny in it, and some things are so ridiculous you don't know if it's worth talking about it. "

" I always compartmentalized so many different things. "

" Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately. "

" I'd rather go after the people who are the guardians or what we're doing - the news people and the politicians and that sort of thing. I always feel like those should be my targets, not really entertainers. That's just my personal opinion. "

" When most people become president, even if you disagree with their ideology, you can still agree that they would have the competence to run something... With Trump, I do not have the confidence of that at all. "

" The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer. "

" The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society. "

" I'm not the type of person to have a schadenfreude. "

" I'm not going to grouse and complain when there's nothing I can do about it. Once you've broken up with somebody, arguing with them is not going to bring them back. You may want to stop their Twitter account or call them up late at night, but they made the decision to leave. "

" When you work in television, you're in the writer's room all the time. "

" I'm not trying to prove anything for the right or the left. Which gives me freedom to make jokes about either side, too. "

" I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words. "

" Writing is the most frustrating, but it's something that I've always done. "

" We had a segment called Tampon Tuesdays that I was very proud of; that was hilarious because there are a lot of women's issues out there that a lot of people don't know about because they're not women, and they don't have to go through them. "

" I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.'' "

" Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night. "

" I really don't have a need to be on TV all that much, to be honest with you. "

" I'm understated in my approach. "