Adam Conover

You have to accept that other people are not going to live their lives like you, and you have to find a way to achieve your goals while they are still existing and living their lives according to their choices. ”

The journalistic and political classes are very eager to borrow the cultural authority of comedians when it suits them, sending out gala invitations and posing for photos in hopes that a bit of that edgy satirical shine will rub off on them. ”

You can't escape culture. You can learn about it. You can criticize it. You can try to move it slowly. But at the end of the day, you can't actually opt out of the culture that you're in. ”

I have a vested interest in increasing the amount of diversity in my own business. That's something that I care about. So mentoring people who are trying to break into the business who could use a hand, that's the type of person I look for. ”

Late 19th-century America was basically a plutocratic enterprise while people toiled in mines and died of coal dust poisoning. ”

I sort of expose the truth about common misconceptions, or you know, investigate why we do certain things culturally, why we have certain traditions, and ask the question, 'is this really the best way we can be doing things?' ”

The Daily Show' was really a turning point, where people started to realize that comedy can have a true cultural impact and can have something to say that is serious. ”

I consider myself to be doing comedy in a post-Jon Stewart world to a certain extent. ”

I think the best comedy enlightens, informs, and changes the way people look at the world. ”

It's one thing to make people laugh, but after a certain point, comedy is almost cheap. ”