Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.

C'est dangereux le succès. On commence à se copier soi-même et se copier soi-même est plus dangereux que de copier les autres.

Pablo Picasso

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Topic

Success Self-indulgence Originality

Speaker

Pablo Picasso

Source

Vogue

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

French

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Spain Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Picasso, Pablo. "Picasso." Interviewed by Alexander Liberman. Vogue, 1 Nov. 1956.

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Another quote from the 1950s

Whether, to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest.

William J. Brennan, Jr.

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Topic
Obscenity Freedom of speech and expression First Amendment

Author

William J. Brennan, Jr.
Medium
Supreme Court opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Brennan, William J, Jr. United States, Supreme Court. Roth v. United States. United States Reports, vol. 354, 24 June 1957, pp. 476-514. supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/354/476/.

Another quote about Success

Showing up is 80 percent of life.

Woody Allen

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Topic
How to succeed Success
Speaker
Woody Allen
Source
The New York Times
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Allen, Woody. Quoted in "He's Woody Allen's 1‐1‐Silent Partner." Written by Susan Braudy. The New York Times, 21 Aug. 1977.

Another quote originally in French

I think, therefore I am.

René Descartes

Discourse on Method

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Topic
Nature of man

Author

René Descartes
Source
Discourse on Method
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1637 1630s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Descartes, René [published anonymously]. Discours de la Méthode: Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences [Discourse on Method: To Conduct Reason Well, and Seek Truth in the Sciences]. Leiden, 1637, pt. 4.

Current Citation

Descartes, René. Discourse on the Method, translated by Ian Maclean. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 4.