Female genital mutilation is child abuse - in all instances, children experience confusion, guilt, fear and anxiety. The victim is silenced, and any sense of entitlement to her natural sexuality is removed forever. Efua Dorkenoo abuseanxietychild share on social
Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain. E. T. A. Hoffmann birthearthexperience Change image and share on social
You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American. Emeril Lagasse americanbasicallycity share on social
The country needs someone with experience and determination to make tough decisions. All the money aside, it is important that Greece restore its reputation. Evangelos Venizelos countrydecisiondetermination Change image and share on social
Things happen to everybody in the course of a lifetime. Relationships end, people die, tragedy befalls everyone. So everyone has this wealth of experience, and the older you are the more you have to draw on. Eric Stoltz befalldiedraw share on social
With high fashion, it's a performance. You're trying to interpret a fantasy in a very physical way, and you really are playing a character. I've played men, dead people, famous people, historical icons, and it's no mean feat. It's quite an insular experience even though the crowd is in front of you and there's an expectation. Erin O'Connor charactercrowddead share on social
Experience isn't interesting until it begins to repeat itself. In fact, till it does that, it hardly is experience. Elizabeth Bowen beginexperiencefact Change image and share on social
I think ancient cultures incorporated death into the experience of life in a more natural way than we have done. In our obsessive focus on youth, on celebrity, our denial of death makes it harder for people who are grieving to find a place for that grief. Edward Hirsch ancientcelebrityculture share on social
The entertainment industry is pretty nuts, and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a big difference. It's important to me to feel like I have my own life. Emma Watson bigdifferenceentertainment Change image and share on social
Our human experience, like the World War II Ultra code-breaking machine, catches the heavy traffic of messages about what we really do and what is done to us every day. Eugene Kennedy breakcatchcode Change image and share on social