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