Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could…

Tina Fey
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Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me. But after a while it became part of my identity. ✨ The Believer Interview, www.believermag.com. November 2003.
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Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me. But after a while it became part of my identity. ✨ The Believer Interview, www.believermag.com. November 2003.

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