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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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Wives are young mens mistresses, companions for middle age, and old mens nurses. – Francis Bacon

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Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much. – Francis Bacon

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Young people are fitter to invent than to judge fitter for execution than for counsel and more fit for new projects than for settled business. – Francis Bacon

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Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know. – Milos Forman

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The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny. – Jason Alexander

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Gags die, humor doesnt. – Jack Benny

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All my jobs have been with food in one way or another since 1948. My parents were in the hotel business, and I just loved the warm hearted people who worked so hard with such good humor. – Graham Kerr

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Humor

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People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made. – Joan Rivers

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Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing – once youve achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim? – Arabella Weir

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I tend to start at 9 oclock in the morning and write until 3. Those are my best hours. They fit the other rhythms of the world. So I write for six hours, pretty much without any breaks. – Justin Cronin

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A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of an authentic democracy. – Walter Gropius

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