Jennifer Rowles

“The reality is: Staten Island is like 90 percent of the country—it’s slow to change, but most of the people are fundamentally good people. They’re just set in their ways. After all, it’s an island. It has its own evolution.”
― Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

“I now hate the phrase ‘That will work.’ It’s such a mediocre goal to set for yourself.”
― Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

“Average, of course, is so much better than below average. But when you meet people who are extraordinary, average feels humiliating. I wish it didn’t, but it does.”
― Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

“To this day I’m always more productive while traveling because I know the journey itself is getting me somewhere, and that frees my mind to be more creative. There’s a reason it took an American to invent the rocking chair—because even when we’re sitting still, we like to feel like we’re in motion.”
― Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face