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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 will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?. – Francis Bacon

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People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. – Francis Bacon

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Learning
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Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. – Francis Bacon

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I am a candid interview and I have a dark and dry sense of humor – a very Canadian sense of humor and I am only learning now stupidly that you cant read tongue. When I say something funny in a newspaper and I meant it to be funny, it doesnt read that way. – Michael Buble

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Sometimes the only way to deal with horrific things in life is through a dark sense of humor. – Margaret Cho

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Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse. – Groucho Marx

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I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the readers defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more. – William Collins

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She throws her coin into a fountain already filled with hopeful coins, yet wonders if the wishes might become tangled. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection. – Pindar

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All I do is play music and golf – which one do you want me to give up? – Willie Nelson

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There were all us baby boomers who had a grammar school education, started to learn, then went on the pill, the whole thing, and so there are today a lot more women writers, editors, producers, and so a lot more womens stories. God, the BBCs practically run by women. – Julie Walters

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