In my experience, if people don't have a sense of humor, they are usually not very good scientists, either. Andre Geim experiencegoodhumor Change image and share on social
One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you've got this British mother whose entire being rejects 'coddling' in case it makes you too soft. So there's absolutely nothing standing between you and a fairly rough experience. Alexandra Fuller absolutelyafricabritish share on social
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair. Aeschylus blowcheerdivine share on social
For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam experiencenegativething Change image and share on social
Over a period of 11 months, I was constantly afraid that Youth Care would lock me up. It was all a frightening and traumatic experience. So often, these terrible memories come to me. I can't ignore them. Laura Dekker afraidcareconstantly share on social
Quite a few, actually, are involved in education. They have had the same experience Hanna and I had: when they started having their own kids, they didn't want them to have a poor educational experience; they wanted them to enjoy school. Daniel Greenberg educationeducationalenjoy share on social
One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy - whether he knows it or not. Orlando Aloysius Battista enemyexperiencefelt Change image and share on social
I studied Shakespeare all through high school. Both of my parents teach English and history, so it has always been around my experience as a young man. Xavier Samuel englishexperiencehigh Change image and share on social
Breathing air is a liberating experience. It freed our ancestors from the constraints of staying wet or having to remain within easy reach of water for refuge, respiration or reproduction. But the biggest change it made in our lives was to expose us to a whole new range of sensory experience. Lyall Watson airancestorbig share on social
These days, my subjects are murder and mayhem and other terrible things that happen to people - things that are even worse than cutting yourself shaving. And these are not the sorts of things you feel the need to experience before you write about them. Linwood Barclay badlycutday share on social