We do not innovate anything ... How is it that novelties are introduced which were never even thought of by our predecessors?
I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.
To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
Stuckness shouldn't be avoided. It's the physic predecessor of all real understanding.
I shall tread in the footsteps of my illustrious predecessor.
I always see other people as predecessors and admire them.
Putin has reversed all the liberalizing reforms carried out by his predecessor.