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In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Oscar Wilde

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Oscar Wilde

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.

Soren Kierkegaard

You can't help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.

H. Norman Schwarzkopf

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

Benjamin Franklin

The darkest day in a man's career is that wherein he fancies there is some easier way of getting a dollar than by squarely earning it.

Horace Greeley

Getting caught is the mother of invention.

Robert Byrne

An American Monkey after getting drunk on Brandy would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.

Charles Darwin

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

Douglas Adams

The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.

Kin Hubbard

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

Albert Camus

I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.

G. K. Chesterton

I don't worry about getting old. I'm old already. Only young people worry about getting old. When I was 65 I had cupid's eczema. I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked.

George F. Burns

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

George F. Burns

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Albert Camus

If you're not actively involved in getting what you want, you don't really want it.

Peter McWilliams

... if you find a person that you've never seen before getting in a crop duster that doesn't belong to you -- report it.

George W. Bush

We're getting to be the professional underdog here.

Bob Poe

Things were getting out of hand in there. People were starting to get all haywire.

Lisa Lyons

It's really about a sensory experience and getting fully involved and fully entrenched in the pageantry of Illinois.

Sufjan Stevens

If we don't get that, our chances of getting beachfront parks in the future is gone.

Glenn Storch

It's hard getting them back into school.

Sarah Wallace

We're getting clues but we really don't understand the basics yet.

Bruce Jakosky

We had a lot of help getting out.

Theresa Brown

I feel like now we're getting a little bit of a fresh, new start. It's a whole new game plan, a new focus.

Cory Neal

Some days, people have been getting 35-minute sets.

Tom Wisniewski

We're finding our identity without number 50 (Catron). We're working on getting out on the break and executing our plays.

Mustapha Farrakhan

We're all about getting parents involved and coming to the center.

Darrell Thompson

It's a difficult time for him, but he's getting through it.

Bruce Zimet

He's getting better every time out and he's got a good chance down the road.

Mike Robinson

The kids are getting better and as long as they are getting better, I am happy.

Cody Keene

If they were getting good feedback from the state, I thought they would continue down that path.

Linda Huber

Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite -- getting something down.The Artist's Way.

Julia Cameron

Education is key to not getting ripped off in the real estate process.

Rick Harper

The market followed New York only in very general terms today, sometimes distancing, sometimes getting closer. It was very calm.

Marco Basaglia

We just can't do this anymore without getting some assistance from the property tax.

Chancellor Henry Shannon

I went from a state of disappointment, in not getting the bunt down, to disbelief in a matter of two pitches.

Ben Johnson (baseball Player)

I was surprised, especially with Mike playing so well, ... It was just fun getting the ball and being able to run downfield.

Ron Dayne

They're out in about 14 feet of water. That's where the fish are. I've been getting a few walleyes in the evenings in here, but most of the fish are out by that first drop-off.

Doug Deming

We're getting taxed to death.

Linda Baumann

It's a classic situation of expectations getting ahead of the story.

Bruce Cranna

He threw away two trash bags (of clothes), and we're here to refill. It's all right, because he's got to have clothes, and he keeps getting bigger.

Robert Maxwell

I'm getting better. I'm not a 100 percent. I would say about 70.

Jerry Nadeau

You can see where some of them fell apart getting out of there, but we pieced them all together.

Keith Downey

They pay $75 a week and buy their own food. I think they can focus on themselves and getting better without rent.

Jackie Gentry

The two planes were on the outer edges of getting closer than our separation standards allow, but this has not been determined yet.

Tony Molinaro

An intense focus on getting it exactly right is why Abercrombie & Fitch is better positioned now than it has ever been.

Mike Jefferies

The only thing I really hadn't done was throwing and distance. I really kind of dreaded the distance at first, but I'm getting used to it.

Melissa Talbot

We were just hanging on and we were just getting games given to us and we never took advantage of them.

Joe Pavelski

We're all sitting around getting fat. Exercise is boring, so why not do what we like?

Sparkle Thomas

I think we're getting 90% of the story.

Jackie Spinner

It's about getting your stallion noticed.

Jennie Jackson

They were getting tired. And because of that, they were getting frustrated.

Wally Sanchez

Getting Michele back has definitely been a plus.

Carolyn Hunter

Getting new products out early is a big factor in being profitable and winning in this industry.

Hideaki Kurimoto

We were getting the ball where we wanted, but we just weren't scoring.

Danny Starkey

Honestly, we do it because it's fun. Beyond that, it's also the prestige and getting the public excited about science and technology.

Shawn Jordan

The customer is getting hammered and there is no way our salaries are increasing that fast.

Charlie Higley

We got our Belle back on the evening of the 23rd. We were meeting at Fiona's for dinner to plan our Saturday strategy of getting more fliers out.

John Enos

I was worried about the 140 guy. (Franks) had beaten us earlier, so getting the pin this time was a huge swing for us.

Craig Necci

We've done a pretty good job of getting the first run of the game and of the first half this year.

Tony Wingen

It's getting better. I'm starting to feel a little more consistent with everything. It's coming around, slowly but surely.

Jon Lester

Things will continue to deteriorate this year for earnings, ... Things are getting worse and they're likely to continue doing so. There's a chance we could have a recession in 1999.

Charles Hill

We're getting guys who played in the league.

Rod Perry

I'm getting a lot of wide-open shots, wide-open looks.

Flip Murray

Georgia Power, as usual, did an excellent job of getting this thing going.

Johnny Wingers

They challenge us and we're getting to where we can beat them and that's where we want to be this time of year.

Patti Mccormack

We're getting to exercise what we have learned in a new area and this will make us better prepared if an event happens here.

Carl Lindgren

In my nearly 18 months here what I have found is that instead of getting better it may in fact be worse.

Gary Adams

He's the one talking things up and getting things going.

Bob Runyan

I've spoken to some lesbian and gay (city) employees and I asked them to be here, but they are concerned that becoming activists will prevent them from getting promotions.

Patrick Franklin

I probably will heat about the same way I always have, although I am considering possibly getting a new furnace.

Dan Seymour

I have already been over there to check it out, to see what we are getting into.

Rick Nelson

I scheduled a hair appointment yesterday. I'm getting my hair cut Tuesday when I get home.

Jamie Korab

It's really sweet and she's really very excited about it. Her friends were all really excited about it. It really is a great group. They are all getting it.

Linda Martin

We are seeing some signs of getting closer, some compromise and some good discussions.

Yasuhiro Wada

He's not showy. He's quietly effective. He has marshaled his intelligence in the service of getting things done.

Robert Dion

Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.

Lionel Hampton

Because they're not getting it.

Colin Kenny

They needed that, because they've been banged up this year. They're getting better, despite injuries and sickness.

Jake Winslow

I'm not getting the job done. I get five runs and then give up six. It's terrible.

Jeremy Bonderman

My brother told my priest brother, 'I'm getting out of here,'.

David Fish

He controlled the game. You could live with him getting 30 points, but what you don't want is 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

Jared Jeffries

You grow up and dream about playing for your country. You could get injured getting off an elevator. There's nothing you can do about that because it is basketball.

Anderson Varejao

Getting a hat trick in soccer is almost a miracle.

Warren Cottle

San Antonio has expressed interest in getting an NFL team, going back to '93 or '95.

Gene Upshaw

Were just not getting hits when we need to.

Stephanie Carroll

This is obviously getting more complex.

Margaret Hackett

He said he was feeling good but was having a hard time getting his energy back.

James Neal

Many people who buy a car can't afford what they're getting into. They don't do their homework and they don't look at the alternatives.

Phil Edmonston

Hey, I think Justin is getting wasted tonight.

David Marks

It's not getting away from me again. They're going to have to kill me to get this car.

Alan Poster

This is not a case of an innocent man getting convicted.

Kelly Burke

He told me he wasn't getting into the middle of this.

Linda Allen

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

Ben Stein

What was so frustrating for us was not getting our hands on the details.

Joan Clayburgh

This business about being flung out of paradise is his gift to me. I'm glad I got out; it was getting too hot in there.

Morton Feldman

We're getting a balanced scoring attack. We're scoring points and that makes things much easier.

Phil Letham

It was kind of getting to desperation time for us. We weren't very happy the way we started the game.

Manny Malhotra

We are finding we are getting incremental sales and that has been a big focus of what we do in our new product development.

Roger Deromedi

I'd say that what coach Edgar is getting is a kid who can really shoot it. He can do other things -- he had to do a lot of things for us -- but what he can bring to the table immediately is his ability to shoot the 3.

Jim Drew

Love. Justice. Peace. Getting along.

Mariam Doumbia

The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art.. if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost.

John Foster Dulles

It's really been flourishing year after year. It's getting to be a big thing.

Chris Baxter

It saves a lot of room in the landfill. He's getting it out of my hair.

Rick Bishop

We want to continue getting out of the real estate business and more into the fee business.

Stephen Bollenbach

I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore.

Chi Chi Rodriguez

It's a progression of getting involved.

Herb Behnke

We're not anticipating problems, other than that we're getting them later than we expected.

Kathy Miller

We've played a lot of games and there's not a lot of guys who have been through this before. Maybe we're getting tired.

Lavoy Allen

We were getting misinformed. He is more aware now. He was up and walking around, and he could talk.

Crystal Williams

What's left is his, ... So, the man isn't getting rich.

William Mitchell

We're getting a million hits a day on our site.

Paul Wilson

Rebuilding quickly is part of our self-identity, but we're getting more cynical about what we're capable of.

Christine Rosen

I'm getting there. I'm catching up, I think. I feel like I have a ways to go.

Koren Zailckas

You know it's going to keep getting hard and fast.

Stephen Ames

We are getting more balanced. We are not having to rely on one or two people to win. We are more athletic than we were before.

Matt Peck

I like getting out there and having fun.

David Leblanc

I still maintain that music is the best way of getting the self-expression job done.

Nick Hornby

It was good but not great. The message is not getting out as well as it should.

David Hipgrave

Getting a two-spot in the first inning, that was big. We seem to be getting better and better each game (hitting the baseball).

David Mcginnis

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little lower ever since.

Henry Wheeler Shaw

(In San Antonio), I knew what I was getting into from a team standpoint, from a coaching standpoint.

Michael Finley

Week by week, they're getting better.

Doug Winslow

My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere.

Nicolas Cage

We tried to dribble through it. We weren't getting through, so we tried to pass through it and it still wasn't there for us.

Brian Collins

This is about trying new things, getting out of ruts.

Teri Gault

Just getting to the bowl is a big thing, but losing is an even bigger thing. Winning always is important, and losing always is disappointing.

Steve Slaton

He's looking forward to getting down to business. He's not taking anyone lightly.

Ken Bussard

Getting to states was the goal. I want to be on the podium.

Josh Roosa

I'm very excited. I'm feeling good about my game and I'm really excited to get back into the arena. Getting to play that course for a week ... it's not bad to have a tee time there.

Tim Parun

I just think I'm getting more comfortable with my swing and with myself as a ballplayer.

Andy Green

The economy is getting better, so Japan is putting more of its money overseas again.

Satoru Ogasawara

How can you have ... an absentee ballot if the process of getting it was in violation of the law?

Gerald Richman

Since he ran in the Dwyer he started getting better and better. When he won the Jim Dandy, he was doing good. He's doing better now.

Angel Cordero Jr

These people (customers) can't get hit much harder. The people aren't getting what they pay for now.

Laura Reaves

I told them we want to be the doers. We want to do it to them instead of getting do-ed.

Al Westover

I talk to him a lot more than I used to. We're getting closer now because he experienced a lot of stuff that I'm going through.

Boo Mclee

Everything's so huge that getting around anywhere is an absolute nightmare.

Luke Smith

Getting paid for our content is going to be a very valuable part of our business.

Martin Franks

I was learning a ton and getting paid well, but I was not doing what I was most passionate about.

Matt Kelley

I was getting a lot of passes from the guys. I should have had five goals.

Chris Richards

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.

Laurence J. Peter

My experiences and education from Penn State were paramount to getting the offer from Ford.

John Probst

We are definitely getting another rate cut.

Lara Rhame

Everything's getting wet. I looked up and here's this guy from the apartment complex swimming toward me.

Connie Kalter

It could be the difference between getting in and not getting in to some of our more competitive programs.

Sheila Baker

If the tourists start getting sick, then people will start canceling.

Todd Camenson

We've been getting her the ball inside all year, and that's what we wanted to do today.

Mike Bennett

We're only able to look at getting food to the accessible pockets.

Jerry Bailey

That's what I'm about -- getting engaged. Too many people don't wade in the mud with the politicians.

Billy Bragg

People sign up, they don't know what they're getting into.

Deane Beebe

A lot of business executives have a hard time getting away from the job and when you own a small business, the returns are very close.

Dennis Jacobe

We're working on getting the lab set up.

Rathika Martyn

Any writer worth the name is always getting into one thing or getting out of another thing.

Fannie Hurst

We're getting in their face. And I'm sure it's not very popular with management.

Todd Young

He can have it, I'm getting to old for it now.

John Skandalis

They (consumers) need to have the best protection and getting them to pay for it can be difficult.

Andrew Burke

I don't fault reporters for getting it wrong.

Richard Cohen

I think what is a valid concern is an overburdened FDA, and whether the FDA becomes more of a bottleneck to getting new generic drugs approved and getting the prices of drugs down.

Richard Watson

In exchange for getting the chancellery, the conservatives will have to make compromises in personnel.

Andreas Rees

We've been at it for awhile. And it's not getting any easier.

Dick Catri

I have no idea how much it's going to cost, but it's getting done.

Warden Ramon Rustin

What Erica did, she's been capable of that all year. I think she is getting comfortable playing for us. She was relaxed. I can't say enough about her.

Jodie King

We felt like we were getting married coming down the road in this procession.

Diane Wiescamp

Yes, we are looking forward to a chance getting even with them. We should have never lost to them the first time.

Judy Coker

We fought back after getting down ,but we can't give teams six-run leads. They jumped on us early, but we found a way to come back and win.

Shane Schueneman

It's not getting any better. But it's not getting any worse.

Vincent Jackson

What people are looking for is confirmation from management that they believe corporate IT spending is getting better.

Bill Fearnley

You always dreamed about getting to this point. It is big in my mind. I'm pretty excited about it.

Al Horford

We are getting to something real so we can rebuild the community, not just a plan, but a blueprint.

Pam Dashiell

We're still getting calls from people who are trapped.

Dave Cohen

No one is getting discouraged and we'll continue to work hard.

Scott Sutton

Getting fit is all about changing the way you think. You shouldn't exercise because anyone tells you to, but because you want to do it for yourself.

Pete Cohen

I don?t know if I should be embarrassed by it or shocked by it, ... but it?s not getting much play these days.

Tim Willis

We're going to have to find a way to win. Going back and analyzing our two games in the regular season, they got most of their points off fast breaks, so we've got to do a better job of getting back on defense.

Dewayne Drakeford

It's getting very expensive to pull 'em around. . . . What cost you $200 to come up here in July cost you $400 to come up here in September.

Thomas R. Kelly

I wanted to bawl my eyes out. I was terrified. I felt like I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

Christina Kim

We have absolutely no chance of getting it. They have our money, why would they want to give any back?

Paul Adametz

They doubled the care he had been getting. It's an awesome place to work. Everyone is awesome.

Bob Miller

My daughter's getting old enough to date and I'm mad about it!

Hulk Hogan

We're looking forward to getting out on the field and putting some new things into the offense and work on the defense. We have a lot to do.

Robin Ross

This is a good deal for Citibank. When you are talking about $30 billion in exposure, getting off for less than 10 cents on the dollar isn't too bad.

Robert Zito

We're getting some good work in. But we're losing games on the schedule that we can't get back.

Rich Sadvar

Canada's getting its fair share of the upside and the downside.

Dennis Desrosiers

He's getting better each time out. I think he'll continue to get better and we're excited every time he goes out there.

Matt Webb

(The hip) just wasn't really getting any better. I rested it, hoping it was going to get better.

Alex Tanguay

Each race he's getting better. Each race he's building confidence.

Jesse Hunt

There's a lot of criticism and public debate, but our plan is workable and we're prepared. Our plan is comprehensive and only getting better.

Jarrod Bernstein

I don't know when we're getting them back.

Barry Jones

There's just a whole smorgasbord of chemicals that are getting in the water.

John Pardue

They did a great job of getting pressure. They brought things this game that they didn't do all of last year.

Josh Betts

Our plan was to not give up a lot of big plays, ... Our defense is getting better and better each week.

Jay Brown

Now we are emphasizing more things. We are getting there. Going into the fourth quarter (against Scott Central), the game was still close, 20-12.

Jud Gartman

Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.

Ludwig Borne

There are some signs that things are getting better.

Tom Bentz

This is like having a box seat at the stadium. And it's also about getting out of the fray.

Tom Keating

What if it was a stranded motorist getting shot in the chest?

John Perkins

It's tough. I'm always getting insulted, but I've grown to accept it.

Paul Barrett

The baby boomers are getting older, approaching the peak age for buying a boat. They're an affluent group of people.

Bruce Marshall