Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.
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Pablo PicassoAs quoted in The Artist, vol. 93 (1978)
About Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor, co-founder of Cubism. (1881-1973)
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- Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.Helen Keller
- We are called upon not to be successful, but to be faithful.Mother Teresa
- Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.Amelia Earhart
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