You can write about other people and their ideas and life without having lived it, but even your perception of that is going to be colored by what you know and what you experience. And this is undeniable. James Salter coloreexperienceidea share on social
We've all had that experience where we hear a song that we've liked for many years, and we finally hear what the writer tells us what it's about, and you're often disappointed. Jakob Dylan disappointexperiencefinally Change image and share on social
Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. Itzhak Perlman competitionexperiencenerve Change image and share on social
Most people think that a widow is inhabiting some elegiac world of - it's like Mozart's 'Requiem Mass.' You know, it's very beautiful and elevated thoughts and some measure of dignity. I didn't have that experience at all. I had one pratfall after another. Joyce Carol Oates beautifuldignityelegiac share on social
Whereas for me, touring tends to be a very strange and isolating experience. Moby experienceisolatestrange Change image and share on social
A great deal has been written in recent years about the purported lack of motivation in the children of the Negro ghettos. Little in my experience supports this, yet the phrase has been repeated endlessly, and the blame in almost all cases is placed somewhere outside the classroom. Jonathan Kozol blamecasechild share on social
Walkman was the precursor to the cell phone, in terms of your strategy for getting through the urban landscape and the modern experience. Insulate yourself from it with your own soundscape. Douglas Rushkoff cellexperienceinsulate Change image and share on social
As popular culture becomes more presentist, we move away from entertainment as the vicarious experience of a narrative - as watching someone else's story - and much more toward enacting one's own story. Moving away from myths and toward fantasy role-playing games, away from movies and toward videogames. Douglas Rushkoff cultureenactentertainment share on social
'The Girlfriend Experience' was definitely the break-out. When it came out, I started getting other opportunities. Sasha Grey breakexperiencegirlfriend Change image and share on social
I really believe that what happens one day affects the next, and I think that came from that experience of learning that if I told the score inning by inning, play by play, it built up to its natural climax. Doris Kearns Goodwin affectbuildclimax share on social