#predecessors

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters. ↗

— Paul Gauguin

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I always see other people as predecessors and admire them. ↗

— Judd Apatow

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Some have called we rock and roll performers who never retire 'troubadours.' I enjoy this misnomer immensely. While there are many differences between me and my distant predecessors in L'Occitane, I do believe there is a lineage that connects us of the last 70 years with those romantic singers of the High Middle Ages. ↗

— Frank Black

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Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent. ↗

— Renny Harlin

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I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered so soon in their tenure. ↗

— Kathleen Parker

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I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well. ↗

— George W. Bush

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Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

#delaware #delaware state #determination #faced #family

It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years haven't been able to read the Constitution and do what it says. ↗

— John Jay Hooker

#been #constitution #current #haven #members

Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

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