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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I desire the things which will destroy me in the end.

Sylvia Plath

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Topic
Self-destruction Destructive impulses

Author

Sylvia Plath
Medium
Personal journal
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Plath, Sylvia. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, edited by Karen V Kukil. Anchor Books, 2000. Originally a journal entry, 29 Mar. 1951.

Another quote about Success

I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

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Topic
Success and failure Success Failure
Speaker
Michael Jordan
Medium
TV commercial
Language
English
Time
1997 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

"Failure." Directed by Mark Romanek. Performed by Michael Jordan. Nike, May 1997.

Another quote originally in French

France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.

Charles de Gaulle

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Topic
French Resistance World War II
Speaker
Charles de Gaulle
Source
To All French
Medium
Poster
Language
French
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. A Tous Le Francais [To All Frenchmen]. 3 Aug. 1940.