#ect

In laughter we always find an unavowed intention to humiliate and consequently to correct our neighbour. ↗

— Henri Bergson

#consequently #correct #find #humiliate #intention

A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce nothing useful to the world, seldom fails of entertainment to itself. ↗

— George Berkeley

#fails #itself #liberty #mind #nothing

Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years. ↗

— Xander Berkeley

#art forms #been #bring #directing #forms

A great opera house isn't run by a director, but by a great administrator. ↗

— Steven Berkoff

#director #great #house #opera #opera house

The very desire for guarantees that our values are eternal and secure in some objective heaven is perhaps only a craving for the certainties of childhood or the absolute values of our primitive past. ↗

— Isaiah Berlin

#certainties #childhood #craving #desire #eternal

This is unexpected... like squirt from aggressive grapefruit. ↗

— Earl Derr Biggers

#like #unexpected

Information is a significant component of most organizations’ competitive strategy either by the direct collection, management, and interpretation of business information or the retention of information for day-to-day business processing. Some of the more obvious results of IS failures include reputational damage, placing the organization at a competitive disadvantage, and contractual noncompliance. These impacts should not be underestimated. ↗

— The IIA Research Foundation

#information-assets-protection #information-security-governance #information-security-management #business

Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects. ↗

— Sima Qian

#bitter #criticism #cures #effects #good

In the theatre the audience wants to be surprised - but by things that they expect. ↗

— Tristan Bernard

#expect #surprised #theatre #things #wants

I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct. ↗

— Sandra Bernhard

#humanist #i #much #politically #politically correct