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Natural Supernaturalism is quite well known and even used as a textbook, but it never seems to have attracted the acclaim of its predecessor.

Quote by M. H. Abrams

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

Quote by George W. Bush

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters.

Quote by Paul Gauguin about art, magic

As for the United States' future in Afghanistan, it will be fire and hell and total defeat, God willing, as it was for their predecessors the Soviets and, before them, the British.

Quote by Mohammed Omar about nation, defeat, hell, future, fire, fire brigade, god

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Quote by William Faulkner about ambition, dream

Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors.

Quote by Jim Morrison about youth, people

Each novel is harder than its predecessor because I must work harder at not repeating myself. However, I enjoy the challenge. This is the greatest job in the world.

Quote by Jonathan Kellerman about books, work, world