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" 'The Daily Show,' at its core, is the answer to the nightly news. "

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" You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game. "

" Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics. "

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

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

" My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad. "

" My parents are from the Midwest. They're from Evanston, Illinois. They moved out to Los Angeles right before I was born. "

" MSNBC got rid of so many black people, I thought Boko Haram was running that network. "

" Even though you're in charge, you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show. Look at comments about shows and tell me if I'm wrong. Look at shows like 'The Walking Dead' and the ownership that the audience has of that show. "

" I was an athlete, so I hung out with the jocks. I was smart, so I hung out with the nerdy kids. I was also into theater, so I hung out with the misfits... So I was always in different groups, and those groups never quite overlapped. The racial part of it was just another one of those groups, in one sense. "

" I would consider myself more a passionate centrist. "

" Remember, MTV would only show white videos for a long time. Can you imagine that? That was the '80s when that happened. It's hard to even think of that now, you know? "

" I really enjoyed being able to be one of the people who weighed in on the events. As hard as it is to do that every day, because it is exhausting, it really is fun to do that, especially when you feel like you really did something well, and it really hit. "

" My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm watching it, that counts, and there's only two left. It's a silly joke, but you know, different types of comedy reach different cultures. "

" You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way. "

" In my career, I'm always trying to do something different. "

" I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic. "

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

" I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is. "

" I didn't even know how much of a feminist I was, and I realized, 'Oh my God, I was raised by a single mom who had to raise six kids. I have three sisters. Larry, you've been a feminist your whole life, and you really didn't know it until you've been presented with these issues.' "

" 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. "

" People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves. "

" My white counterparts are always pushing the line, and they are fearless, so why can't I do that, too? "

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

" I always said I'm not disappointed with Obama because I voted for him because he was black, and as long as he kept being black, I was a happy man. "

" I really love storytelling. "

" One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it. "

" I set out to have a diverse staff on the 'Bernie Mac Show.' "

" I really love having conversations and deconstructing things. I don't mind not having a laugh every second. Sometimes things deserve a little more discussion, and then you can have some fun after that. "