What is a permanent loan but a mortgage upon the wealth and industry of the country? It is the only form of indebtedness, as experience has shown, by which heavy and durable encumbrance can be laid upon the community. John C. Calhoun communitycountrydurable share on social
If I had known how hard it would be to do something new, particularly in the payments industry, I would never have started PayPal. That's why nobody with long experience in banking had done it. You needed to be naive enough to think that new things could be done. Peter Thiel bankexperiencehard share on social
We experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves. Marianne Williamson experienceextentfocus Change image and share on social
The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time. Franklin Pierce Adams baseconvictioncountry Change image and share on social
In my experience lust only ever leads to misery. All that suspicion and jealousy and anguish it unleashes. I don't want those things in my life. Chrissie Hynde anguishexperiencejealousy Change image and share on social
I was very lucky. I left college, and Richard Eyre was in charge of the National Theatre. I was offered the lead in 'The Seagull' with no experience and went on to do five plays there. Helen McCrory chargecollegeexperience Change image and share on social
During the whole 'Jeopardy' experience, I felt like I was living a bit of a double life, I would be secretly flying out to L.A. to tape new shows, hoping that none of my coworkers would notice the absence and figure out what was going on. 'Jeopardy' tries very hard to keep their secrets. Ken Jennings absencebitecoworker share on social
I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music. Kevin Eubanks experiencefortunatefundamentalist Change image and share on social
I hope for the experience of people standing together, turning their backs to the city and facing this, and hearing the leaves rustle. Well, maybe it won't be as bucolic as at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, but I know you will feel removed from the city. Michael Arad backbrooklynbucolic share on social
During the war years I worked on the development of radar and other radio systems for the R.A.F. and, though gaining much in engineering experience and in understanding people, rapidly forgot most of the physics I had learned. Martin Ryle developmentengineerexperience share on social