#me

If work and leisure are soon to be subordinated to this one utopian principle - absolute busyness - then utopia and melancholy will come to coincide: an age without conflict will dawn, perpetually busy - and without consciousness. ↗

— Gunther Grass

#age #busy #busyness #coincide #come

Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil. Never back away from an enemy. Either fight or surrender. It is not enough to say I will not be evil. Evil must be fought wherever it is found. ↗

— David Gemmell

#gemmell #iron-code #men

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#call #creator #daily #daily life #enough

New Hampshire state government is a big customer for prescription drug companies. Just as businesses do, we should take advantage of the bargaining power we have as a big customer. ↗

— John Lynch

#bargaining #big #businesses #companies #customer

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#american republic #bribe #congress #day #discovers

Everyone, when there's war in the air, learns to live in a new element: falsehood. ↗

— Jean Giraudoux

#element #everyone #falsehood #learns #live

A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas. ↗

— Hugh Bonneville

#christmas #get #i #i always #i love

It's going to be very interesting to see somebody playing me. ↗

— Tippi Hedren

#interesting #me #playing #see #somebody

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

The level of our educational development is high and serves as a strong basis for our future progress. ↗

— Hassanal Bolkiah

#development #educational #future #high #level