"(I wanted to) to create a monument which would have lasting significance and would be a landmark of our time...at the edge of the Mississippi River, a great arch did seem right." ~ Eero Saarinen
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication. ~ Marlon Brando
Our insignificance is the cause of our safety. ~ Aesop's Fables
We tend to take a great deal for granted, because you feel like you're going to live forever. It's only if you lose a friend, or maybe have a near-death experience, [that] many events and people in your life suddenly attain real significance. ~ Brandon Lee
A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape and significance of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him. ~ Dylan Thomas
The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order. ~ Eudora Welty
Of what significance are the things you can forget. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life. ~ Henry Miller
A life isn't significant save for its impact on other lives. ~ Jackie Robinson
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