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

Every tool carries with it the spirit by which it has been created.

Werner Heisenberg

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Topic
Tools

Author

Werner Heisenberg
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1958 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heisenberg, Werner. "An Old and a New Tradition." Gifford Lectures. Winter term 1955-1956, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.

Another quote about Success

Showing up is 80 percent of life.

Woody Allen

More information about this quote
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

On Earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

Jules Renard

More information about this quote
Topic
Heaven and earth Heaven

Author

Jules Renard
Source
Journals of Jules Renard
Medium
Personal journal
Language
French
Time
1896 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Renard, Jules. Journal entry. Dec. 1896.

Current Citation

Renard, Jules. The Journal of Jules Renard, edited and translated by Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Roget. Tin House Books, 2017.