I come from playing sports. I compete, so I gotta be better than I was last year. I gotta get better, and that better gotta come from just growing. From learning new stuff to working on it, experience it in life, and failing. Common competeexperiencefail share on social
When David Fincher called me up a few years ago and said, 'Hey, I'd like you to score this film 'The Social Network,' I said, 'I'm flattered, but I really don't have any real experience scoring films, and I'd rather not screw it up on a high-profile project. And I like you and I don't want to compromise our friendship.' Trent Reznor agocallcompromise share on social
Obama is an intelligent man whose life and work experience sensitize him to class distinctions. Timothy Noah classdistinctionexperience Change image and share on social
Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. Hosea Ballou experienceinsubstantialtangible Change image and share on social
Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place. And this is one reason that modes of transportation tend to be extremely glamorous. The less experience we have with them, the more glamorous they are. So you can do a glamorized picture of a car, but you can't do a glamorized picture of traffic. Virginia Postrel carexperienceextremely share on social
Anyone in the arts has had an experience of seeing someone who they related to doing something and thinking, 'I could do that.' If you have one generation where you force its hand a bit, then the next one fills in the gaps, because it's seen an example of what can be done. Stewart Lee artbiteexperience share on social
Women have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent. Noel Gallagher experiencemonthparent Change image and share on social
Shakespeare is rich and beautiful, and it can be an amazing experience to read and to watch and to work on. Campbell Scott amazebeautifulexperience Change image and share on social
I was lucky because I had parents who have enabled me to do whatever I was passionate about and never held my siblings and me back from anything. But I think a lot of people don't have that experience. Lynsey Addario backenableexperience share on social
I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish. Sanaa Lathan cherishcompleteexperience Change image and share on social