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