Oscar Wilde Quotes

Life cheats us with shadows. We ask it for pleasure. It gives it to us with bitterness and disappointment in its train.

Quotes to Explore
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I was in my mid 20s when email finally took off. Until then, the phone was my primary way of connecting with the people in my life.
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Laughing and crying are very similar. They're an extreme response to life. You see it in children who start laughing hysterically.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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It takes heart to be in political life.
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I believe life is an 'experience ball.' You throw it at someone, it picks up their response... it grows. You play with that ball, learning what it teaches you.
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Most of the umpires, it's amazing: 98 percent of them will not hold a grudge. I always felt a couple of them did. I never wanted to argue with an umpire in my life.
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I would do anything and I will continue to do anything I can to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare.
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My life, my family and my friends are back in the U.K., so ideally I would love the kind of career that is split between London and New York.
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I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
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The more understanding we have about what's going on in our own brain will just make us more capable in our own jobs, in telling our kids we love them, and living a fulfilling life.
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Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth.
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We're not trying to make us live forever; we're not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we're trying to do is extend the period of healthy life.
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The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.
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You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
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My mother taught me that to maximize your philanthropic potential, you need to constantly challenge your capabilities and put yourself in situations that are not always comfortable. Through her example, I discovered that there is no more beautiful way to live a life than to live a life of service.
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I love life. I wish I could live another 500 years, truly. There is so much to do. I don't feel bitter or angry or disappointed. If anything, I am very grateful for where I come from. I have absolutely no regrets.
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I have got a fantastic life and I just like to get on with it, and I am quite a private person.
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Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.
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There is a hint of despair in the cry of 'I told you so,' an element of disappointment in the apparent satisfaction when idols turn out to have clay feet. The human race, when it thinks it has proved that no one is superior, is partly gratified and partly depressed.
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Life is about making right things and going on.
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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
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You moon the wrong person at an office party and suddenly you're not 'professional' any more.
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Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.
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Life cheats us with shadows. We ask it for pleasure. It gives it to us with bitterness and disappointment in its train.