“It is worthwhile adding that the power of the poem to teach not only sensibilities and the subtle movements of the spirit but knowledge, real lasting felt knowledge, is going mostly unnoticed among our scholars. The body of knowledge locked into and releasable from poetry can replace practically any university in the Republic. First things first, then: the primal importance of a poem is what it can add to the individual mind.Poetry is the voice of a poet at its birth, and the voice of a people in its ultimate fulfillment as a successful and useful work of art.” PeopleMindFirstsArtRealBodySpiritIndividualFeltVoiceTeachSuccessfulMovementPoetBirthUltimateImportanceAddUniversityFulfillmentSubtlePoetry IsLastingWorks Of ArtRepublicWorthwhileScholarLockedSensibilityPrimalUnnoticedFirst Things First Author:Guy Davenport
“It will afford me unfeigned satisfaction if my kingdom can add its quota toward the successful accomplishment of the most important astronomical observation of the present century and assist, however humbly, the enlightened nations of the earth in these costly enterprises .” IfsImportantEarthNationsSuccessfulCenturyAddSatisfactionKingdomsObservationAccomplishmentEnterpriseEnlightenedQuota Author:Kalakaua
“Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It's more like a heap of stones - a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That's how I see it.” IfsWorldNeedsSuccessfulStonesAddDividedCake Author:Maeve Binchy
“In the works of Lucretius, we find two reasons why we shouldn't worry about death. If you have had a successful life, Lucretius tell us, there's no reason to mind its end. And, if you haven't had a good time, "Why do you seek to add more years, which would also pass but ill?"” IfsYearsMindTwoEndsReasonWorrySuccessfulHavensAddIllReason WhyGood TimesNo ReasonSuccessful LifeHad A Good Time Author:Alain de Botton
“A lot of people believe they are successful because they have everything they want. They have added value to themselves. But I believe significance comes when you add value to others and you can't have true success without significance.” PeopleWantBelieveValuesI BelieveSuccessfulAddSignificanceTrue SuccessAdded Value Author:John C. Maxwell
“The ability of a successful company to add functionality to its product has long been upheld.” LongAbilityCompanySuccessfulProductsAddFunctionalitySuccessful Company Author:Bill Gates