it is easy to surpass a predecessor, but difficult to…

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

— Baltasar Gracian

You always stand on the shoulders of your predecessor.

— Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Trump's direct predecessor, Barack Obama, never attacked his own generals or officials on Twitter, and never referred to war criminals as heroes.

— Neil Macdonald

It is true that my predecessor did not object, as I do, to pictures of one's golf skill in action. But neither, on the…

— John F. Kennedy

“Our ancestors have invented, we can at least innovate.”

— Amit Kalantri

I shall tread in the footsteps of my illustrious predecessor.

— Martin Van Buren

Each succeeding civilization forgets its predecessor. Civilizations are ghouls.

— Gutzon Borglum

How wonderful it would be, I thought, if only we could practice the teachings of the Buddha as he really taught them from his…

— Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

It's only a little difficult to say no. You've got to believe that the work you're doing is ultimately more useful to the world.

— Derek Sivers

Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working…

— Jill Abramson

It is extremely difficult to do anything constructive, let alone deep, on daily commercial television, especially on a talk show.

— Dennis Prager

Consumers can choose organic cotton grown without pesticides, but it uses more water and requires more land than conventional crops. Organic cotton can also…

— Tatiana Schlossberg

I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,…

— Freddie Stroma

Companies with cultures that celebrate diverse opinions and encourage the exchange of ideas have an advantage when solving difficult problems. A company that doesn't…

— Doug McMillon