If you can make someone laugh who's dead set against you, that's the first step to winning them over to your side.
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There were very few women comics when I started out doing stand-up. But I always saw that as a great advantage.
Interpretation
Carol Leifer reflects on her experiences as one of the few women in stand-up comedy, viewing her uniqueness as an advantage rather than a hindrance.
In this quote, Carol Leifer shares her perspective on being a woman in the male-dominated field of stand-up comedy. Instead of seeing the lack of female representation as a disadvantage, she finds strength in her individuality, indicating that her unique voice and perspective can differentiate her in a crowded field, ultimately contributing to her success.
In practice
In a women's empowerment workshop, to encourage uniqueness in personal goals.
If you can make someone laugh who's dead set against you, that's the first step to winning them over to your side.
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.
My wit is more polished than your mustache. The truth which I speak strikes more sparks from men's hearts than your spurs do from the cobblestones.
The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.
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