I've pretty much given up on the orange. I really have. I just don't even bother. It's just either sour, or woody, or the skin's too thick. It's very nice when you come across the perfect orange, because it's really a beautiful experience. But the stakes are too high. Scott Thompson beautifulbotherexperience share on social
The emotions that sustain religious belief are all, in fact, deeply ordinary and deeply recognisable to anybody who has ever made their way across the common ground of human experience as an adult. Francis Spufford adultbeliefcommon Change image and share on social
Our experience of any painting is always the latest line in a long conversation we've been having with painting. There's no way of looking at art as though you hadn't seen art before. Brian Eno artconversationexperience Change image and share on social
I know that there is a great diversity of opinion as to who, in fact, pays the duties on imports. I do not intend to discuss that point. We of the staple and exporting States have long settled the question for ourselves, almost unanimously, from sad experience. John C. Calhoun discussdiversityduty share on social
When you go into the studio or get up on the stage with people who have more experience or knowledge, you learn. Jake Shimabukuro experienceknowledgelearn Change image and share on social
The creation of my cosmetics experience has been years in the making. Tyra Banks cosmeticcreationexperience Change image and share on social
Acting is kind of difficult to intellectualize - it's a far more visceral experience. It's really hard to be able to think about and then employ these kind of esoteric notions of this person's backstory and try to weave it in somehow. It's just kind of impossible. Jesse Eisenberg actbackstorydifficult share on social
Historical experience shows that a crisis causes either a recovery or catastrophic consequences. Sergei Lavrov catastrophicconsequencecrisis Change image and share on social
Americans have not only a right but a responsibility to consider the values of those who seek to lead them - whether they arise from life experience, political ideology or religious belief. Gary Bauer americanarisebelief Change image and share on social
Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. Flannery O'Connor decayexperiencefall Change image and share on social