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You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.

— Jon Stewart

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I have complete faith in the continued absurdity of whatever’s going on.

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

The Daily Show (1999)

Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.

The American people. For their just utter patience.

The best-laid plans of mice and comedians usually wind up on the cutting-room floor.

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