I think I felt at some point that I couldn't understand poetry or that it was beyond me or it didn't speak to my experience. I think that was because I hadn't yet found the right poems to invite me in. Natasha Trethewey experiencefeltfind share on social
My death scene in 'The Salton Sea' is really weird. I mean, I get shot in the head. What experience can you possibly draw from? There's nothing you can compare it to, really. Chandra West comparedeathdraw Change image and share on social
I was a lousy player with virtually no experience managing. Tony La Russa experiencelousymanage Change image and share on social
As with many other folk beliefs, 'feng-shui' undoubtedly incorporates some scientifically correct observation or received wisdom based on direct experience of natural phenomena; but it needs to be dealt with skeptically as a credible system of thought. Some feng-shui prescriptions can certainly lead to desirable results. Martin Filler basebeliefcorrect share on social
It's jarring to go from one amazing experience to another that feels ordinary. I don't quite know how to explain it. You see the uniqueness of what you've been doing, and disassociating yourself from it and going back to the 'normal' life is tough. Nat Wolff amazebackdisassociate share on social
I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the sense that this would be my meal ticket... Track was a sport where I saw immediate improvement, and I had a lot of good support behind me... and the coaches had a lot of experience and pushed me in that direction for sure. Dan O'Brien baseballcoachcollege share on social
Whatever you dwell on in the conscious grows in your experience. Brian Tracy consciousdwellexperience Change image and share on social
A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it. John le Carre bribeexperiencelive Change image and share on social
I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Harriet Tubman experiencegrowignorant Change image and share on social
I think that even though some of the things on 'Humans of New York' are kind of very personal and very revealing, I think the discomfort with sharing that tends to be overwritten by the appreciation of being able to distill the experience of your life into a story and share it with other people. Brandon Stanton appreciationdiscomfortdistill share on social