Don't bargain yourself down before you get to the table.

These two people who worked for her also were thrilled because they got to be out in front of customers they never would have had the opportunity to meet before.

Business people invest a lot of time in prospecting early in the sales or business cycle and then nothing happens. At that point call and ask the potential client what's happened. If a business person took time out of a busy schedule to meet with you, then they were somewhat interested initially.

There were very few women comics when I started out doing stand-up. But I always saw that as a great advantage.

In working with UNICEF our corporate partners have demonstrated time and again that their financial resources, leadership and expertise can bring about real and lasting benefits for the world's children.

I think many times news organizations, whether it's for lack of resources or something else, cover the headlines and don't follow up, even though the story continues for the people living there - they can't leave. I think it's critical that they do these follow-up stories to realize that there is still suffering, and the need is dire.