Quotes by Chris Smith

“I didnt feel the need to tell people, except for a very, very few, as it was not in any way affecting my work.”

“We work all month for these two days.”

“He was really instrumental in getting this event started.”

“We do this is in the spirit of Easter. Theres a need for fellowship — especially at a time like this.”

“He always wanted to run a marathon when he was at school. My recommendation was: Give it a few years after you graduate. You have to develop.”

“But he just seems to have an engine . . . that allows him to run marathons pretty well. Hes also very solid. He had very few injuries in college, a little bit of a calf problem freshman year, that was it.”

“Chris kept us in the game. He did a pretty nice job. We just made too many mistakes.”

“It wasnt too pretty in Florida, but it was spring training and youre just trying to work on your stuff. You come to this part of the season and now you have to execute. Its what I did. I just threw it where it needed to be.”

“Dont touch it, dont pick it up.”

“Theres no university policy that I am aware of [about contraceptives], but were an independent clinic that works in concert with UTC.”

LIZZ WINSTEAD Instead of Jon playing a character—the news anchor, one of the derelicts in a derelict world of media—Jon made a creative decision to take the show in the direction of the correspondents presenting the idiocy, and then Jon is the person who calls out the idiocy with the eloquence that the viewer wishes they had. And he did it in a way that’s not condescending, it’s not smug. It’s funny, it’s emotional, it’s calling out bullshit. So Jon became the voice of the audience.

You’re tired of hearing about racism? Imagine how fucking exhausting it is living it.” ~ Jon Stewart

If comedy is tragedy plus time, I need more fucking time. But I would really settle for less fucking tragedy.” ~ Jon Stewart

When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually enables the wrongdoing. Silence by elected officials in particular conveys approval - or at least acquiescence - and can contribute to a climate of fear and a sense of vulnerability.