Cathy Sullivan > Cathy's Quotes

“If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Agnostics are just atheists without balls.”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“If I had a dime for everytime that I was wrong, I'd be broke.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Tomorrow you're all going to wake up in a brave new world, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones, created in a stem-cell research lab run by homosexual doctors who sterilize their instruments over burning American flags. Where tax-and-spend Democrats take all your hard-earned money and use it to buy electric cars for National Public Radio, and teach evolution to illegal immigrants. Oh, and everybody's high!”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say “yes'.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Equations are the devil's sentences.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Look, PETA! If God hadn't wanted us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them so darn tasty!”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“It is a well known fact that reality has liberal bias.”
― Stephen Colbert

“All Dogs Go To Heaven? Sorry, kids. It's only the dogs who've accepted Christ.”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“There's an old saying about those who forget history. I don't remember it, but it's good.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Here's an easy way to figure out if you're in a cult: If you're wondering whether you're in a cult, the answer is yes.”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“Atheism, a religion dedicated to its own sense of smug superiority.”
― Stephen Colbert

“They say the only people who tell the truth are drunkards and children. Guess which one I am.”
― Stephen Colbert

“I’m the frosting on America’s cake, and tonight I’m willing to let you lick the bowl.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Baby carrots are making me gay.”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“Wikipedia is the first place I go when I'm looking for knowledge... or when I want to create some.”
― Stephen Colbert

“I teach Sunday school, motherf*****.”
― Stephen Colbert

“(on fox news).... it's like watching a Disney movie about the news.”
― Stephen Colbert

“I am no fan of books. And chances are, if you're reading this, you and I share a healthy skepticism about the printed word. Well, I want you to know that this is the first book I've ever written, and I hope it's the first book you've ever read. Don't make a habit of it.”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“If Germans are happy it means everyone else is miserable.”
― Stephen Colbert

“A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God?”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“The only thing that gets me high is the musky scent of my enemy's fear”
― Stephen Colbert

“I may not agree with what you have to say but I will fight you to the death for the right to fight you to the death.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Women don't want all that. Women just want a partner who is considerate and attentive, who will spoon with them while reciting Keats, and feed them organic yogurt by candlelight on a seaside cliff at sunset.”
― Stephen Colbert

“The way to a man's heart is through his stomach...just make sure you thrust upward through his ribcage.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Clearly, America has no shortage of metaphorical opportunities for the poor.”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash.
(Said to President Bush at the White House Correspondents Dinner)”
― Stephen Colbert

“So if animals aren't our friends, then what are they? The answer can be summed up between two buns.”
― Stephen Colbert, I Am America

“You said in your book that at the end of the day, every politician is human. What about during the day?”
― Stephen Colbert

“The summer movies are coming out. My advice: just stay home and burn a good book.”
― Stephen Colbert