"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." ― Oscar Wilde Topic(s): Life Tags: there, tragedies More From Oscar Wilde "All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling." "I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability." "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." More In Life "Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind."― Shania Twain "The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them… Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will."― Michel de Montaigne "I’m back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever."― Donna Mills