Post-9/11, we saw an immediate uptick in the amount of people in our stores, all over the country. People wanted that human connection. We are not going to fracture the Starbucks experience. Howard Schultz amountconnectioncountry Change image and share on social
Before I did comedy, I'd freestyle with all of my friends. In high school and into college, I recorded songs with my friends, not to perform but just to play for them. So I've had interest in music for a while. Early on, I'd host a lot of music open nights or hip-hop nights, so a lot of my early experience performing was around music. Hannibal Buress collegecomedyearly share on social
My advice would be to write what is most personal and specific to your experience or your life. And your voice will emerge and because of its specificity, it will be universal. David Schwimmer adviceemergeexperience Change image and share on social
The dead play a very prominent part in the experience of the wanderer abroad. The houses in which they were born, the tombs in which they lie, the localities they made famous by their good or evil deeds, and the works their genius left behind them are necessarily the chief shrines of his pilgrimage. Thomas Bailey Aldrich abroadbearchief share on social
'Higher Power' was the result of a personal experience: a friend of mine who went through the process of addiction and recovery. It's a very, very tough thing - very easy to become addicted and very, very hard to become a recovering addict. Tom Scholz addictaddictioneasy share on social
I'm often accused of hiring people with civil rights experience, and I do plead guilty to that. Thomas Perez accusecivilexperience Change image and share on social
My experience is at The Groundlings Theater, where we created different characters and did sketch comedy. And sometimes the characters were outrageous, but they always came from a real place. So even working there, we had to create characters from the people that we knew. Cheryl Hines charactercomedycreate share on social
I'm a very senses-oriented person, and I want to bring readers in on the level of the senses, so they can experience another culture and another place. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni bringcultureexperience Change image and share on social
I think the way to be a writer is to experience things, certainly, and be open to things, but at some point to become dedicated to the craft of writing and to create a stable environment for that writing to occur in. T. C. Boyle craftcreatededicate share on social
Just going to Bangladesh was an experience... if you go into small villages in the U.K., they're backward and culturally devoid. But if you go into small villages in Bangladesh, they have classical music concerts. Sarah Gavron backwardbangladeshclassical share on social