Trying to get my music performed live by bar bands was a self defeating experience. It really just distracted me from what I should've been doing all along, writing and recording. Tom Scholz bandbardefeat Change image and share on social
I wrote 'Mistress of Spices' at an unusual time when I had a near-death experience after the birth of my second son. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni birthdeathexperience Change image and share on social
Digital music boils down the actual musical experience. Simon Le Bon actualboildigital Change image and share on social
I think you find universal truth when you get really honest with yourself and you can reach people. If you go deep enough, you have that core feeling, and that feeling can transcend the details of your experience. Rachel Platten coredeepdetail share on social
Funny you mention my dinner parties when I have just suggested that inviting close friends over to share a meal with candlelight and wine at your table could be a form of religious experience for some people. To me it's a form of sacrament. Sally Quinn candlelightclosedinner share on social
You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent. Renny Harlin audienceexperienceextent share on social
There is always, of course, a limit in a democracy as to what is politically possible, so you have to respect that limit. But in my experience, governments tend to be too timid. Nigel Lawson democracyexperiencegovernment Change image and share on social
There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience. Rebecca West experiencegulfside Change image and share on social
No doubt one can, in light of further study and life experience, come to repudiate past convictions. Norman Finkelstein convictiondoubtexperience Change image and share on social
Over the near term there is clearly the opportunity to work with Microsoft to do to a better job of creating a more secure Windows experience for users around the world. John W. Thompson createexperiencejob Change image and share on social
