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Jon Stewart

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What we know about Jon Stewart comes primarily from their words — and those words are worth your time. The range of their thinking — from Freedom to Work — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Browse 11 quotes by Jon Stewart that cover ground from Freedom, Work, Thanksgiving, Movies, and Legal. Readers often gravitate to this one: "I can be in 20 movies. But I'll never be an actor."

“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”

— Jon Stewart

Thanksgiving

All Quotes by Jon Stewart

“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

Hope

“If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American - our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.”

— Jon Stewart

Freedom

“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”

— Jon Stewart

Thanksgiving

“I'm not just a boy toy. I have feelings and dreams like anybody else.”

— Jon Stewart

Dreams

“Our culture is just a series of checks and balances. The whole idea that we're in a battle between tyranny and freedom - it's a series of pendulum swings.”

— Jon Stewart

Freedom

“I can be in 20 movies. But I'll never be an actor.”

— Jon Stewart

Movies

“McVeigh's lawyer got him the death penalty, which, quite frankly, I could have done.”

— Jon Stewart

Death

“I've always liked Atlanta. And not just for the strip clubs, but the shopping and the food.”

— Jon Stewart

Food

“The Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin has a legal right to ride in a golf cart between shots at PGA Tour events. Man, the next thing you know, they're going to have some guy carry his clubs around for him.”

— Jon Stewart

Legal

“The seven marvels that best represent man's achievements over the last 2,000 years will be determined by Internet vote... so look for Howard Stern's Private Parts to come in No. 1.”

— Jon Stewart

Best