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Jon Stewart hires people that he thinks are funny. That's it. That's the only requirement. -- Olivia Munn
I don't know how to read. I get all my news from Jon Stewart every day. -- Ira Glass
You can't get all of your news from Jon Stewart, especially since it's a comedy show. -- Joe Klein
I like Jon Stewart. He's not as obnoxious as Dennis Miller, whom I really can't stand. -- Tom Lehrer
I watch Jon Stewart because I need to laugh. Otherwise, life gets too serious. Besides that, I don't watch any news. -- Bruce H. Lipton
If someone is expressing everything I am feeling at the moment, it's probably Jon Stewart. I hear him and think, Yeah! -- Sandy Duncan
I've said yes to everything that Jon Stewart has asked me to do. That's been a pretty good career decision, I think. -- John Oliver
My favorite off-camera memory of Jon Stewart is watching him jump from the second level of a tuna tower into the waters off Grand Cayman. -- Stephen Colbert
It's lamented that the youth get their news from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. It's lamentable that they get more from them than from the news. -- Dick Cavett
I have to tell you I enjoy Jon Stewart. That's the truth. I actually think he's very funny. I've paid to see him do his stand-up routine. -- Megyn Kelly
Jon Stewart kills me. I love him. And Bill Maher. He does an hour on HBO. But entirely political. It is awfully rough, but he does make me laugh. -- Dick Van Dyke
Jon Stewart says that he was a little kid with a big head. He had very little athletic ability. He went out to the soccer field, and it was awful. -- Brian Kilmeade
The one show that I will continue to be a guest on is 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, if he'll have me. It's not competitive with CNN and it's too much fun. -- Fareed Zakaria
Most stand-ups, once they have done it, think of it as their default job. I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart still feels that way now. You are a stand-up first; other things come and go. -- John Oliver
Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert. Those are the guys I look at who are telling me pretty much the truth. And they throw humor into it which makes it much more interesting to listen to. -- Grace Slick
Jon Stewart is exactly the same guy he's always been, only with money. He knows that the moment he really believes he's important, the funny goes away and he becomes Bill O'Reilly, except shorter and Jewish. -- Denis Leary
You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three of us have interest in politics; I call us fundits, we're fundits! We're not pundits! -- Joy Behar
The first time I met Jon Stewart was at the press conference that Comedy Central held to announce Jon would be the new host of 'The Daily Show,' which back then was not called 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.' -- Stephen Colbert
In September 2005, I was three things: the media blogger for 'FishbowlNY,' a maniacal Daily Show fan, and the only person to smuggle a tape recorder and camera into a big Magazine Publishers of America event featuring Jon Stewart interviewing five hotshot magazine editors in an unbelievable bloodbath. -- Rachel Sklar
Our D.V.R.s make up the schedule of the shows that we're passionate about. You want Jon Stewart? You've got it. Your D.V.R. will give that to you, as opposed to making the destination and the choice to spend that evening with a network. -- Warren Littlefield
I'd say Jon Stewart has remained funny the entire time. Jon always makes it funny first. And he's just, he's talking about serious things, but in a funny way. Other comedians will talk about serious things in a serious way, and then you don't know what's going on. -- Norm MacDonald
Imagine Jon Stewart if he gave a damn. He's like Howard Zinn after 12 beers. -- David Swanson
I wonder how Jon Stewart is doing right now. I just ... I hope he's happy. -- Haley Webb
I dont know how to read. I get all my news from Jon Stewart every day. -- Ira Glass
I could take over as host of The Daily Show for Jon Stewart and make that thing actually watchable. -- Seth Rollins
I watch Jon Stewart because I need to laugh. Otherwise, life gets too serious. Besides that, I don't watch any news. -- Bruce H. Lipton
Washington is rigged for the big guys - and no person has more consistently called them out for it than Jon Stewart. Good luck, Jon! -- Elizabeth Warren
Jeff Ross has a new show on Comedy Central where he roasts the news. It'll be perfect for people who find Jon Stewart too handsome and funny. -- Seth Green
Welcome to The Daily Show, I'm John Oliver. Jon Stewart is still not here. He is currently living out a live-action Lord of the Rings role-playing experience deep in the New Zealand wilderness. -- John Oliver
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I get most of my news from the Jon Stewart Daily Show.It's the most level commentary you can find.You have to laugh, because it's all so true.It's the closest thing to a counterculture. -- John Mayall
I've been doing yoga since 1980 or '81, and I've kind of developed my own routine. It's challenging and thorough, but I'm not holy about it. Sometimes I'll watch a tape of Jon Stewart's show while exercising. -- April Gornik
Jon Stewart is a remarkable satirist and parodist in the vein of Mark Twain, because Jon Stewart understands what Mark Twain knew, which is that the truth goes down more easily in a democracy when it's marinated in humor. -- Bill Moyers
It didn't seem fair to me that Jon Stewart's rally didn't get the same kind of attention that Glenn Beck's did. Why was Beck's seen as checking the thermometer of the country, and Jon Stewart just dismissed as a satirist? -- David Sedaris
I care about politics, but I have a tough time making comedy out of it. I was so happy to have a chance to be on The Daily Show, and I think Jon Stewart's so funny... but mostly in my own comedy, I care about less relevant things. -- Demetri Martin
I love Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart because they're bringing irony back into American humor, which is a delicious treat. The entire Colbert persona of being extreme right-wing when he's not at all is highly amusing. He does it so well, but sometimes a little too well. My wife is convinced he's completely that way. -- John Lydon
I don't know what has caused this reawakening in academia. Obama? The GOP's assaults on science and on patients? Jon Stewart? I'm not at all sure. I just know I don't feel nearly as alone in academia as I used to. I'm feeling increasingly surrounded by fellow Ph.D.'s and by M.D.'s who seem to be taking a lot of things personally. -- Alice Dreger

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