I was a semiotics major at Brown, and there's this idea that stories are better, books are better, and movies are better if they cocked you off your axis and you were completely disoriented and you'd really have to rethink everything. Nobody has that experience, actually. Ira Glass axisbookbrown share on social
If the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have certainly shown that. John Polkinghorne experiencerevolutionscience Change image and share on social
I went through my adolescence having this revelatory experience - I can have any music I want, and I can get it immediately. For me and for a lot of people I know, there's this musical eclecticism that happened. Grimes adolescenceeclecticismexperience share on social
What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day. Paul Feig daydignityenthusiasm share on social
The next phase is to 2016, and yes, I want to be First Minister because I believe I have the life experience, and I've got a commitment to change. Johann Lamont changecommitmentexperience Change image and share on social
Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future. Jim Rohn drawexperiencefuture Change image and share on social
As human beings we value the experience that comes with age. We are reminded over and over again with statements like 'older and wiser' and 'respect your elders,' promoting age as something to be cherished and respected. Jenna Morasca agebeingcherish share on social
This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States' military interventions. Ulrich Beck attackbackgroundexperience share on social
Doing a musical is not just acting. It's total theater. When you have to justify the enormous projection of energy it takes to just go into song and dance, you realized why it's such a humbling experience every time you go into a show. Donna McKechnie actdanceenergy share on social
Imagine you're watching '30 Rock' and an ad comes on, but you don't like it. With Hulu Ad Swap, you can actually click the button and trade out the ad. So for the first time ever, a consumer is in control of their ad experience. For us, it's a big win because users are able to take control of what they see. Jason Kilar bigbuttonclick share on social