A Quote by Leroy Hood
I think the real problem is it's easy to persuade young kids of particular kinds of ideas, because they are flexible.
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If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.
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