We all do that as human beings, you know? It's what my mom would call shopping on an empty stomach. You're going to buy food that you shouldn't because, at the time, you are reacting to your hunger.
Trevor NoahI hate using this term [miracle]. I'm a man of science. I'm a doctor. I don't use this word. But he said, it's a miracle your mom's alive.
Trevor NoahI still live today with my mom sending me, you know, Hebrew Scriptures or phrases or celebrating.
Trevor NoahLiving with my mom, I saw how she used language to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.
Trevor NoahIf you look at this election, I feel like Donald Trump was speaking a different language to Hillary Clinton.
Trevor NoahIt's very rare to find a place where news itself has a political bent. Normally, let's say in the U.K. for instance, newspapers might explicitly support one party or the other, but television is just straight-up facts that are not influenced by any party from either side. In South Africa we try to maintain the same thing. Unfortunately, the government sometimes intervenes, but for the most part, the facts are the facts.
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