People talked to me in a way I think they would not have talked to somebody who hadn't shared the experience; they gave me their papers, they gave me their diaries. I found people constantly opening up to me. And I think they did because I had shared that experience with them. Neil Sheehan constantlydiaryexperience share on social
Imagine a judicial nominee said 'my experience as a white man makes me better than a Latina woman.' Wouldn't they have to withdraw? New racism is no better than old racism. Newt Gingrich experienceimaginejudicial Change image and share on social
But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go. Charles de Secondat abuseaptauthority Change image and share on social
Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger; I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been too painful. Joyce Maynard avoidexperienceletter Change image and share on social
My first experience with the creative was mopping tar. If you let the tar sit, it can get cold pretty quickly. And because the mops are so heavy, you've got to dip it and then ride it really fast. Theaster Gates coldcreativedip Change image and share on social
By 1931, after a few years' experience of flying scheduled airlines, those planes were operating at roughly 600 times the safety of the space shuttle. I look at safety not in terms of fatalities per passenger-mile, but when you get in and close the door, what is the risk of dying on this flight? Burt Rutan airlineclosedie 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
Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience. Henepola Gunaratana conceptexperiencenonverbal 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
It's very special that the Olympics is in London. As a first Olympic experience, it's going to be pretty incredible. Lizzie Armitstead experienceincrediblelondon Change image and share on social