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Quote by Oscar Wilde
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one

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

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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. – Oscar Wilde

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Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. – Oscar Wilde

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It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information. – Oscar Wilde

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Bad things do happen how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself. – Walter Anderson

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Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers. – Learned Hand

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Life is like an onion; you peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it. – James Gibbons Huneker

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I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get youre emotions going. – Jim Valvano

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Religious tolerance is something we should all practice however, there have been more persecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything else. – Walter Koenig

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