Stephen Colbert Quotes

Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It's certainty.

Stephen Colbert

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Coming to New York to go to school and being very far away from my own family, I definitely found myself piecing together my sort of chosen family here, and I have friends that I'm still very close with, that we all met at the same time and have become a huge part of each other's lives.

Andrew Rannells

FamilyTimeMyselfTogetherSchool

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden

CharacterReputationThinkYouMore

It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.

Merle Haggard

CarSongTrueI Was RaisedSomething

Anybody who's away from what's normal is just kind of pushed aside as, 'Oh, he's crazy.' But in reality, this world is crazy. It's just chaos everywhere. It's really hard to be part of this world, because it's very possessed. And very egocentric.

Troy Polamalu

CrazyChaosWorldRealityKindHard

Science is definitely part of America's infrastructure, the engine of prosperity. And yet science is given almost no visibility in the media.

Michio Kaku

ScienceAmericaMediaProsperity

The movie I've seen a million times - wait, that's not possible - my favorite movie of all times is 'The Empire Strikes Back,' directed by Irvin Kershner, executive-produced by the great George Lucas and stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones.

Donald Faison

StarsGreatWaitBackPossibleSeen

Even though brands are created by people, they belong to the corporations.

Debbie Millman

PeopleBelongEvenCorporations

People have told me I look like Gordon Lightfoot.

Chris Pratt

PeopleMeLookLikeGordon

I've always preferred comics that really rely on visual storytelling. It's what makes comics special. Otherwise, you're better off reading a novel.

Cliff Chiang

ReadingBetterYouStorytellingOff

I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world.

Clifford Geertz

BestWorldThinkAmericanUniversity

The truth is, every movie is a message movie. It's just that most movies have messages that are in lock step with the status quo.

Boots Riley

TruthStepTruth IsMoviesStatus

I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it's functional and works with what you're trying to accomplish. Design can come later.

Bobby Flay

PeopleMindThinkDesignTryingYou

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