Quotes by Jon Lovett

"I'm motivated by a bottomless well of anger. It's a joke, but I don't think I don't mean it."

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"Whenever you're talking about using humor in politics or in a policy speech or in a serious moment, you're talking about using it as a tool to engage people. That's why putting a joke in a political speech is a luxury, and it is always a risk."

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"Humor connects us, especially in politics. It's a way of surprising one another with shared context and experience."

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"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. That's what you have to do: you have to be confident in your potential and aware of your inexperience."

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"More and more people support equality for their gay friends and neighbors, and that is not because the 'Duck Dynasty' guy almost lost his show."

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