"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others."
~ Picasso
"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others." ~ Picasso
On the same topic, Picasso once said, “Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.”
James Altucher • Reinvent Yourself
Copying others doesn't work because success without substance doesn't last.
Brain Food: Misunderstood
The only sensible way to improve your writing is by echoing the work of other writers. Good artists copy and great artists steal quotes from Picasso.
Maggie Appleton • The Finest Narrative Non-Fiction Essays
Great artists don’t study art history to figure out what art to create. Great founders don’t analyze the market to figure out what product to build.
sari and added
“If you never copy best practices, you’ll have to repeat all the mistakes yourself.
If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders.”
If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On copying best practices, being underestimated, and the difficulty of change | James Clear
When you compete to be the best, you imitate. When you compete to be unique, you innovate.
David Perell • Peter Thiel’s Religion
Emily Nabnian and added
The difference between an artist and a copycat is that the artist builds on the work she has received and the copycat only mimics it.