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Quote by Francis Bacon
Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a

Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. – Francis Bacon

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Fortune
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Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit. – Francis Bacon

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Vanity
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I like a very dry wit, not the big kind of humor like Robin Williams. I dont think Im capable of that. – Chris Cooper

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Absurdity is what I like most in life, and theres humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd. – David Lynch

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People who know me , they know I have a sense of humor, Im a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy. – Gary Oldman

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Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn. – Irvin S. Cobb

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