“... the whole design of the gospel is to lead us onward and upward to greater achievement, even, eventually, to godhood. This great possibility was enunciated by the Prophet Joseph Smith in the King Follet sermon. It is this grand and incomparable concept: As God now is, man may become!” MenMayWholeGreaterDesignPossibilityKingsAchievementConceptsProphetSermonsIncomparableJoseph SmithOnward And Upward Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“Some people reckoned up all King Harald's (King of Norway) great achievements, and said that nothing would be too difficult for him. But there were others who said that England would be very hard to conquer. It was very populous and the warriors who were known as the king's Housecarls were so valiant, that any one of them was worth two of the best in King Harald's army” PeopleSaidTwoHardWould BeDifficultKnownKingsAchievementArmyEnglandWarriorConquerGreat AchievementValiantNorway Author:Snorri Sturluson
“The government of the enlightened king? His achievements blanket the world but appear not to be his own doing. His transforming influence touches the ten thousand things but the people do not depend on him. With him there is no promotion or praise - he lets everything find its own enjoyment. He takes his stand on what cannot be fathomed and wanders where there is nothing at all.” PeopleWorldGovernmentInfluenceDependsKingsThousandTenAchievementPraiseWanderEnjoymentEnlightenedPromotionTransformingBlanket Book:Zhuangzi: Basic Writings Source: Zhuangzi: Basic Writings
“Receiving both the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award suggests I have succeeded, at least in terms of my own goals, in my intent to make art that moves children.” ChildrenArtMovingGoalTermMy OwnKingsAchievementLifetimeAwardsReceivingVirginiaHamiltonLauraWilderLifetime Achievement Author:Jerry Pinkney