My wife Cecily Adams was dying of cancer, my daughter Madeline was struggling to overcome an autism diagnosis, and my father was dying, all at the same time. Writing the journal was a cathartic experience, and an extremely positive one. Jim Beaver adamautismcancer share on social
A lot of the offers I get are for these innocent 16-year-olds, and I turn down a lot of stuff because it's the same-old same-old. The whole point of wanting to act is trying to change it up, and I want to experience everything. Jillian Murray actchangeexperience share on social
Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience. Felix Adler creeddogmaexperience Change image and share on social
A lot of people think they should be happy all the time. But the writer understands you need both. You need the whole piano: the richness of the whole human experience. Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human. Janet Fitch angerdepressionexperience share on social
I felt in my bones that Alfred Kazin was right to suggest that 'the deepest side of being American is the sense of being like nothing before us in history' - a historical conceit that privileged biography as the narrative of the exceptionalist experience. David Levering Lewis alfredamericanbiography share on social
My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director. Daniel Radcliffe actoragentcast Change image and share on social
I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime. Daniel Day-Lewis colleagueexperiencelifetime Change image and share on social
My grandparents went through a bad experience themselves; they invested money in a church and got burned - the pastor had his own agenda - and my grandfather lost interest in the church after that. That was when I had the option to not go. 'Grandpa ain't going; I'm gonna stay with Grandpa.' Curtis Jackson agendumbadburn share on social
Gradually, I came to know my horses intimately. You go through every mood they experience and come to view the world much like a horse. Tim Cope experiencegraduallyhorse Change image and share on social
Having no experience in running a business, President Obama just doesn't get it. In fact, he fights against it. Just recently, he said, 'If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.' Chuck Fleischmann buildbusinessexperience share on social