Much of my experience with language was formed in the church, which has an oral tradition. There are lots of repetitions in prayers and song refrains. There's a sense of incantation, that if you call not once and not twice but for a third time, the spirit appears. Alice McDermott appearcallchurch share on social
In ways I don't entirely have the words for, an experience, thought or a lesson isn't real for me until I've written down. Alexandra Fuller experiencehavelesson Change image and share on social
Television viewing has become for me a completely different experience, because I don't watch shows on a weekly basis. I wait until the DVD or I TiVo everything and wait until the end of a season and watch it all over a weekend. For me that's a really satisfying experience, like reading a book. Alan Ball basisbookcompletely share on social
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. Abraham Lincoln experiencefolkvice Change image and share on social
Because our entire universe is made up of consciousness, we never really experience the universe directly we just experience our consciousness of the universe, our perception of it, so right, our only universe is perception. Alan Moore consciousnessdirectlyentire share on social
I go home at the end of the day and I rarely talk about what I did that day. So my wife's experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they're doing. Adam Savage bluebruisecollar share on social
I wanted to wash off the experience of Africa but obviously I couldn't because that's who I was. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje africaexperiencewant Change image and share on social
Some leaders think time will solve the problem. Their hope is that Assad's regime will ultimately fall from the heavy toll of the horrors it has spawned. From past experience with such regimes, this scenario is unlikely to happen. Ahmed Zewail assadexperiencefall share on social