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Trevor Noah
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: February 20
Actor
Comedian
Disc Jockey
Film Actor
Film Producer
Philanthropist
Podcaster
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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World
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Crowded
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I lived in a world where I didn't share the love for my stepfather that my mother shared for him. She married him.
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I lived my life as a - as a part-white, part-black but then sometimes-Jewish kid.
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Donald Trump was just an entertaining buffoon to watch.
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When you see someone as a human being, you begin to understand most people are doing what they believe is right. I ask myself, What if you were wrong? How would you want someone to engage with you?
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Donald Trump does not take criticism well, nor does he appreciate reporting on his life.
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It's the reason the United States fell into the Patriot Act - because they were reacting.
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It was just how my parents treated me. It was the world they decided to show me. I was really sheltered. My grandmother kept me locked in the house when I was staying, you know, with the family in Soweto. And every household, for instance, had to have a registry of everyone who lived in that house.
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When I wrote the book, I thought that I was the hero of my story. And in writing it, I came to realize over time that my mom was the hero. And I was, you know - I was just her punk-ass sidekick.
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I hope America manages to steer itself away from partisanship and back to patriotism we are all Americans. And as long as I can make people laugh and feel better, I'm happy.
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Even now in America, you know, when people say they hate immigrants, they're not referring to a Canadian immigrant. You know, they're not referring to somebody who has an accent who's slightly different to theirs.
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People should always be wary of that because the precedent is set. And it's so much easier to build on a foundation than it is something that doesn't exist. So you see it as something that's happening to people that are not you. And then it expands, and it expands further. And then, one day, you're on a registry.
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I actually think this whole Brexit thing in the U.K. was a welcome example of being straightforward. With the candidates pulling out quickly, there's no stringing the people along.
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I don't think I, myself, am personally afraid. I do worry for the press, though, because Donald Trump has shown himself to be extremely thin-skinned. He does not take criticism well, nor does he appreciate reporting on his life.
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My mother's always looking for answers. She's always searching for new information. I think she has a thirst for hunger that very few possess innately.
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I'm always fascinated when people say, We found rude conversations people had via e-mail. Why are you e-mailing this stuff? It has your signature on it! It has a time stamp!
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I've lived many places all over the world, so I've always seen myself as a citizen of the world.
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I always say to people, you know - someone goes, oh, well, what are you going to do about terrorist attacks and Muslims? We got to do something. And I go, don't let those in power trick you out of your freedoms by using your fear.
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[My mother] wanted to go as deep as possible into the world of religion. And that took her into Judaism.
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I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world.
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I don't think things are getting more insane. I do know that the country is more divided than it's ever been. Tensions in America are at their peak.
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