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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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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. – Francis Bacon

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Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesnt. It focuses on facts. – Sarah Silverman

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A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn? – Bob Hope

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I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. – Brendan Coyle

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If one tends to be a humorous person and you have a sense of humor the rest of your life then you can certainly lighten the load, I think, by bringing that to your trials and tribulations. Its easy to have a sense of humor when everything is going well. – Alan Thicke

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It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far. – Cornelia Otis Skinner

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