The conversation that the Senate and the House are having with the President [Barack Obama] was very similar to the conversation that [John] McCain and I were having, which was two people talking over each other and nobody really addressing the underlying issues of what kind of country do we want to be.
Jon StewartIf you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.
Jon StewartIt seems like Michael Vick is going to jail for dog fighting. Hopefully, they won't have guard dogs.
Jon StewartI don't know how people feel,that's the beauty of TV, is they can see us, but we can't see them.
Jon StewartThe view... from my apartment... was the World Trade Center... and now it's gone, they attacked it. This symbol of American ingenuity, and strength, and labor, and imagination and commerce, and it is gone. But you know what? You know what the view is now? The Statue of Liberty. The view from the South of Manhattan is now the Statue of Liberty. You can't beat that!
Jon Stewart