“Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.”

“Yet in my experience, when left to their own devices people will get up to one of two things: nothing much, and no good.”

“The adolescent is the one who wants to experience everything. The adult comes to realize you can't experience everything.”

“Can't you give me brains?" asked the Scarecrow."You don't need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.”

“Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”

“STRAUSS:Have you ever thought about putting those experiences into a book?RICHIE:I did decide to write about what i experienced in climbing to the top. And finally when I got there, I discovered what was at the top.You know what was there?STRAUSS: No, I don't.RICHIE: Nothing. Not one thing. What was at the top was all the experiences that you had to get there.”