Nothing replaces real-life experience. Of course, I say this as someone who went to law school. Daniel L. Doctoroff experiencelawlife Change image and share on social
Yes, I did try acting when I was in high school and I was terrible at it. So I definitely have had the experience of being bad at artistic endeavor. Dana Spiotta actartisticbad Change image and share on social
The advantage of writing from experience is that it often provides you with details that you would never think of yourself, no matter how rich your imagination. And specificity in description is something every writer should strive for. Christopher Paolini advantagedescriptiondetail share on social
I lived for a couple of years when I was 9 years old on beautiful Aboriginal sacred land in a town of a thousand people in northwestern Australia. It's where the Aborigines are still very connected to their culture, the Dreamtime culture. It was really quite a special experience. Isabel Lucas aboriginalaborigineaustralia share on social
I'm sure it's one of the most frustrating aspects of human experience for all of us, that when we tell someone who's hurt us that they've hurt us, they tend to react with anger because they feel guilty, and we know we also get angry when we feel guilty. Joshua Oppenheimer angerangryaspect share on social
All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions. Bodhidharma conditiondependexperience Change image and share on social
Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience. Henepola Gunaratana conceptexperiencenonverbal Change image and share on social
A lot of times, when you're seeing something that you've done, you're thinking about the experience you had making it, not about the experience of the product. Ben Schnetzer experiencehavelot Change image and share on social
Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like. Bai Ling experiencefelthead Change image and share on social
I think living in our culture right now, there's a universal experience where we feel like we become what we do. Sometimes that's rewarding and sometimes that creates an existential crisis. Mike White createcrisisculture Change image and share on social
