#peri

For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught. ↗

— Roger Bacon

#argument #avoid #burns #experiment #fire

Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me. ↗

— Lake Bell

#brain #brain surgery #enjoyable #experience #filmmaking

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. ↗

— Walter Benjamin

#bird #boredom #dream #drives #egg

To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this matter for experience. A flash, and where previously the brain held a dead fact, the soul grasps a living truth! At moments we are all artists. ↗

— Arnold Bennett

#artists #brain #dead #experience #fact

As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession. ↗

— Bo Bennett

#economic #economic growth #follow #growth #prosperity

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. ↗

— Warren G. Bennis

#feel #heart #leaders #make #people

I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me. ↗

— Tom Berenger

#acting #actually #enjoyed #fascinating #i

We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of that period. We didn't have to work out much after hours, because going up and down hills all day was a good workout in itself. ↗

— Tom Berenger

#after #all day #because #camp #day

I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#best #directing #experience #films #good

When it's good, cinema can be one of the most important things in a person's life. A film can be a catalyst for change. You witness this and it is an incredibly spiritual experience that I'd never lived before; well, maybe only in a football match. ↗

— Gael Garcia Bernal

#catalyst #change #cinema #experience #film