Every country should conduct its own reforms, should develop its own model, taking into account the experience of other countries, whether close neighbours or far away countries. Mikhail Gorbachev accountcloseconduct Change image and share on social
Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions. John Bates Clark answerassertioncommission Change image and share on social
A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with their staged performances, invigorating songs, popular wisdom and shared experience, are almost a form of community theater. Lisa Randall audiencebelongcommunity share on social
A kite needs to be tied down in order to fly. I learned how important restrictions can sometimes be in order to experience freedom. Damien Rice experienceflyfreedom Change image and share on social
Whenever something happens that makes me laugh or if I remember something in the middle of the night that I want to share, I jot the experience down. Tori Spelling experiencejotlaugh Change image and share on social
When you talk to an author - to any artist, really - you learn something about how they do what they do. I've never come away from that kind of experience feeling disillusioned, as if the magician had explained his tricks. I always find a greater appreciation for the form. Rebecca Makkai appreciationartistauthor share on social
Characters who experience great trauma will sometimes create an escape. Geoffrey S. Fletcher charactercreateescape Change image and share on social
Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds. Rene Daumal checkcommonconfer share on social
We can't just rest on the fact that this is beautiful Chicago. I want to triple down on that experience and make it... life-altering. Desiree Rogers alterbeautifulchicago Change image and share on social
I remember that when I got to NYU, everyone was writing scripts. But I was 18 at the time, and when you write a script, so much of it is about what you pull from life, and this sounds sort of cheesy, but I felt like I didn't have enough life experience at that point to write a movie. Todd Phillips cheesyexperiencefelt share on social
