“I came here to get on the ice and get experience, and it's been great so far. I don't control how long I'm here, so I'll just settle in and do what I can.”
“When you have all those familiar faces, it's tough to overcome the emotions and I did a bad job of that at the start. I was able to put that aside, use the experience I've gained and take things over.”
“This is a very exciting day for the Phoenix Mercury and our fans. Paul's extensive experience in the professional game, as well as being an excellent communicator and accomplished teacher, will be a huge benefit to the Mercury organization as we strive to bring a championship to the city.”
“It was rough at first but I've had the greatest college experience I never could have had if I had gone somewhere else. I can't even explain how great West Point has been.”
“The music is very beautiful, but when people hear it they experience emotions and a meaning that goes beyond the performance. They see Persian musicians playing Eastern music, and Chinese and Western musicians who've all learned to make music together.”
“It's off the beaten path. You're away from civilization in this dramatic place. That's part of the charm of the area. It's sort of a Southwest wilderness experience. You're not just there for the birds, but to take part in a dramatic natural vista.”
“The death rate in this country from gastric bypass surgery is probably all less than 1 percent. But if you stratify that by ages of patients, risk class of patients and then also the surgeon's (years of) experience, then there are groups that are at a higher risk.”
Far from making me feel different and special, my [spiritual] experiences made me feel the same, ordinary, and interconnected. If I felt more spiritual, everyone else felt more spiritual as well. (276)
I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment--that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes to build up and control the affairs of a large education institution. I knew that if we failed it wold injure the whole race.
In order for knowledge to be of value, there must be an internal process of understanding how that knowledge applies to reality. Furthermore, that understanding must be translated into a corresponding change of behavior. This is the process of learning. Learning is the process of adapting knowledge and experience into a change of behavior.