To me, if you are in the same building with Peter Sellers or John Cleese, or any of those guys and holding your own making other people laugh, that's a compliment.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Making others laugh alongside peers is a high compliment.
- In plain terms
- Holding your own with funny people proves your worth.
- What can you take from it?
- Value peer recognition over fame.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who validates your work?
- How do you measure success?
Another view
It limits worth to social performance.
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