My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot. So we said, `Let's give him a promotion.'
Stephen ColbertRead
I like being boring to a certain extent. I don't have to be flashy. I get to put all of that into a show, and when it's over, I don't have to be that.
Interpretation
Embracing simplicity can be more fulfilling than seeking constant attention or excitement.
In this quote, Stephen Colbert reflects on the value of simplicity and the comfort found in being 'boring.' He suggests that one does not need to constantly seek the limelight or be showy to find satisfaction in life. Instead, he implies that the energy spent on being flashy can be channeled into creative expressions, such as his shows, which allows for a separation between performance and personal identity.
In practice
This quote can inspire a discussion about the value of introversion in a social setting.
My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot. So we said, `Let's give him a promotion.'
Luckily, a recent survey published in the American Sociological Review revealed that atheists are the least trusted group in America—less trusted, even, than homosexuals. It makes sense at least we trust the homosexuals with our hair.
And when those bombs went off, there were runners who, after finishing a marathon, kept running for another two miles to the hospital to donate blood. So, here's what I know - these maniacs may have tried to make life bad for the people of Boston, but all they can ever do, is show just how good those people are.
My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision.
I may be just an empty flesh terminal reliant on technology for all my ideas, memories and relationships, but I am confident that all of that everything that makes me a unique human being is still out there somewhere, safe in a theoretical storage space owned by giant, multinational corporations.
And that brings us to tonight's word: Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word-police, the 'wordanistas' over at Websters, are gonna say, 'Hey, that's not a word!' Well, anybody who knows me knows that I am no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true, what did or didn't happen.
Good and evil are a great deal more complex than a princess and a dragon . . . is not the dragon the hero of his own story?
Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self.
What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream.
Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.
Solitude is a necessary protest to the incursions and the false alarms of society's hysteria, a period of cure and recovery.
Non-African missionaries, responding generously to the Lord's call with ardent apostolic zeal, came to share the joy of revelation. Following in their footsteps, Africans are today missionaries on other continents.
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