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Not living in fear is a great gift, because certainly these days we do it so much. And do you know what I like about comedy? You can’t laugh and be afraid at the same time—of anything. If you’re laughing, I defy you to be afraid.

— Stephen Colbert, 2007

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Kaplan, James (September 23, 2007). "After tragedy, TV funnyman Stephen Colbert says,: "If you are laughing, you can't be afraid"". PARADE Magazine. ParadeNet, Inc. Retrieved 2008-01-16.