“I think, in my own life, I'm pretty political. I think I have some ver...” — Chris Gethard Quote

I think, in my own life, I'm pretty political. I think I have some very strong ideals, and I struggle a lot with it. I struggle a lot with feeling like, 'I have a platform; should I be saying more?'

The whole romanticized 'sad clown' thing, we gotta get rid of that. That has to go! That's just getting sick people to voluntarily stay sicker and sadder than they have to be.

I feel like a lot of performers' worst shows happened in Philly. There's something about that town.

What all my favorite comedians have in common is extraordinary honesty.

I think there's too many gay jokes in comedy and not enough honest explorations of sexuality.

If President Trump wants to actually prove he's a strong leader, he could start by championing American ideals even when they don't suit him personally.

Most of my ideals and stuff really come from my mother.

I know ideals aren't realities, but they do influence reality - social, legal, political, cultural.

Ideals are not something I can control. It's not logic that convinces me of something, it's what my heart says. My heart has a way of involving me in things, which can only be good for the music.

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals.