I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that. Patty Griffin experiencegeneralmake Change image and share on social
Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships. Rick Springfield experiencepersonalrelationship Change image and share on social
In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable part of their political anatomy. Peter Mandelson anatomydirectdirty Change image and share on social
If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen. Roger Ebert carexperienceforget share on social
I don't want stuff that's compromising to me as a person, but as long as it has a pathway to redemption and has meaning, there's something solid in that in terms of the way I experience it. Michael Harney compromiseexperiencelong Change image and share on social
My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not that anyone else wrote them. But we know that only people who are really close to us care about our personal experience. Sharon Olds carecloseexperience Change image and share on social
The more you travel, the better you get at it. It sounds silly, but with experience you learn how to pack the right way. I remember one of my first trips abroad, travelling around Europe by rail, fresh out of high school. I brought all these books with me and a paint set. I really had too much stuff, so I've learnt to be more economical. Roman Coppola abroadbookbring share on social
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions. James Callaghan decisionexperiencefirm Change image and share on social
Going to war is a rare experience in American culture, so it's easy for simple notions to gain a lot of weight. The reality is always more complex. Phil Klay americancomplexculture Change image and share on social
We have a tendency to think of war as this quasi-mystical thing, and that interpretation flattens the experience - by using different perspectives, I wanted to open a place for readers to compare and contrast, to make judgments, to engage. Phil Klay comparecontrastengage share on social