To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed. Samuel Taylor Coleridge experienceilluminatelight Change image and share on social
Stage work, that's all I have in my background. Wasteland was my first TV experience. Dawson's was my first long-term, I mean the entire season of 22 episodes. Sasha Alexander backgrounddawsonentire Change image and share on social
I assure you that the training that you get in a midget, in a sprint car and perhaps in a Silver Crown car is really the kind of experience that makes you into a damn good race driver. Rodger Ward assurecarcrown Change image and share on social
But back to your question, it was a wonderful experience with the Art Ensemble, and I keep in contact and sort of follow what's going on, but it was also very important to make this step, you may say this leap of faith. Joseph Jarman artbackcontact share on social
I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do. Kay Redfield Jamison curiositydefinediscontent share on social
My whole way of looking at entertainment and audience engagement - and my ability to go from one genre to another - comes from my experience in New Orleans. Jon Batiste abilityaudienceengagement Change image and share on social
The radio is good for taking somebody else's experience and making you understand what it would be like. Because when you don't see someone, but you hear them talking - and, uh, that is what radio is all about - it's like when someone is talking from the heart. Everything about it conspires to take you into somebody else's world. Ira Glass conspireexperiencegood share on social
Every job you do, you gain more experience. You never stop learning. Joanna Cassidy experiencegainjob Change image and share on social
To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout. Umberto Eco bedblackoutbook Change image and share on social
My own experience with being interviewed is mixed. I suppose they're a part of my job, and as I would like readers to connect with my books, I do them. I've also made many lifelong friends whom I first encountered as interviewers - as a writer, they're a terrific way to meet and add smart new people to one's life. Douglas Coupland addbookconnect share on social