Jon Stewart Quotes

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

We have to realize that when we talk in front of other people about things only we can understand, those people will not be able to avoid getting wrong impressions.

If I've made myself clear, I've misspoken.

Words matter when you run for president. And they really matter when you are president.

You have to put up with the risk of being misunderstood if you are going to try to communicate.

But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?

Then you should say what you mean," the March Hare went on. "I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least--at least I mean what I say--that's the same thing, you know." "Not the same thing a bit!" said the Hatter. "You might just as well say that "I see what I eat" is the same thing as "I eat what I see"!

In the future there cannot be room for ambiguity. They have to make their position absolutely clear before they can expect anyone to respond to it.

I get a lot of people complaining about my ambiguity, often in cases which there is nothing ambigous at all. As far as I can see, people read it when they were half stoned and listening to the TV. Then they come back and say gee, it's impossible to figure out what's going on in a story.

How was I to know? ... You didn't say anything.""I said lots of things," he corrected gently. "You just didn't hear them.

Say it clear, and it will be beautiful.

Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

i can't understand her" well son, you might as well try to understand the sun". derived form the book:fires of heaven by robert jordan.

Everything you say is boring and incomprehensible, but that alone doesn't make it true.

Everybody talks and everybody listens, and somehow the truth just always comes up missin.

One of the hardest things in the world is to convey a meaning accurately from one mind to another.

I asked you, baby, If you understood- You told me that you didn't, But you thought you would.

In Europe, even more so than in national politics, we have to follow the principle laid down by Martin Luther: Use language that the people will understand, but don't just tell them what they want to hear.

Explanations are clear but since no one to whom a thing is explained can connect the explanations with what is really clear, therefore clear explanations are not clear.

People react positively when things are clear and understandable.

We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words.

Quand celui à qui l'on parle ne comprend pas et celui qui parle ne se comprend pas, c'est de la métaphysique When he to whom a person speaks does not understand, and he who speaks does not understand himself, that is metaphysics.

Sarah Palin uses me as a laugh line in her stump speeches. If you're willing to turn me into a joke, you should also be willing to talk to me.

Carlos, are we in complete understanding with each other?” “Yeah,” I say. “As long as it’s not in your house and you don’t know about it, you’re okay with us messin’ around.” “I know you’re joking with me. You are joking with me, aren’t you?” “Maybe.