I only really woke up in India. It was my first experience of plenty, strangely enough, because everything in England was rationed. I loved sweets, but you couldn't get them; then there was this marvelous mitthai - I went crazy. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala crazyenglandexperience share on social
America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores. All kinds of people. The image of the Statue of Liberty with Emma Lazarus' famous poem. She lifts her lamp and welcomes people to the golden shore, where they will not experience prejudice because of the color of their skin, the religious faith that they follow. Ruth Bader Ginsburg americacolorcountry share on social
Maybe I am skipping over the city and going from very personal things to the world, from internal experience to giant, far-away-from-space experience. Regina Spektor cityexperiencegiant Change image and share on social
The moment we realize that the only things we can intelligibly value are actual and potential changes in the experience of conscious beings, we can think about a landscape of such changes - where the peaks correspond to the greatest possible well-being and the valleys correspond to the lowest depths of suffering. Sam Harris actualbeingconscious share on social
Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time. Tony Visconti christmasdadenglish share on social
At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience. Tommy Lee collegecontractexperience Change image and share on social
If you're not willing to work, you're never going to be able to experience the American Dream. Jim Jordan americandreamexperience Change image and share on social
Unfortunately, I think we've probably all had the experience that if we're in a relationship where one of the partners is doing it 'my' way, that relationship is not going to survive. Twyla Tharp experiencehavepartner Change image and share on social
The thing that happened with the music business, there are no stores anymore where you can buy music. It's all an online business now, and that's, you know - the bookstore culture is a very vibrant part of the American experience that we're very reluctant to see go away. Jonathan Galassi americananymorebookstore share on social
In 2012, I was over the moon to be there, especially as it was our home Olympics. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I just wanted to take everything in. Katarina Johnson-Thompson experiencehomelifetime Change image and share on social