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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

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

They that deny a God destroy mans nobility; for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. – Francis Bacon

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God
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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. – Francis Bacon

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Knowledge
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Humor
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I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor. – Horatio Nelson

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A good sense of humor will get you everywhere. – Josh Bowman

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Humor

There are different kinds of humor, some is sarcastic, some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better. – Rita Rudner

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Humor

I am a great believer that what makes our show different is the humor. – Treat Williams

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Humor

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To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death. – Pearl S. Buck

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Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success. – Bryant H. McGill

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Success

If you work in casting, its sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasnt true with any of the casting people I knew. – Catherine Keener

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Since I had the baby I cant tolerate anything violent or sad, I saw the Matrix and I had my eyes closed through a lot of it, though I didnt need to. I would peek, and then think, oh OK, I can see that. – Lisa Kudrow

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sad