#precursor

In the critic's vocabulary, the word "precursor" is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemic or rivalry. The fact is that every writer creates his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future." -- Essay: "Kafka and his Precursors ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#writers-quotes

No poem, not even Shakespeare or Milton or Chaucer, is ever strong enough to totally exclude every crucial precursor text or poem. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#crucial #enough #even #ever #every

The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#conception #create #fact #future #just

It is about time that we develop a worldwide strategy to reduce illegal trade in meth and its precursor chemicals and stop the devastating impact that methamphetamine use is having on our children and our communities. ↗

— Dennis Cardoza

#chemicals #children #communities #devastating #develop

Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries. ↗

— Baldwin Spencer

#ago #around #blow #centuries #freedom

At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe. ↗

— John M. Ford

#am #different #establishment #evolution #i

We also have to stop the flow of precursor chemicals that meth cooks use to boil up this poison. ↗

— Greg Walden

#boil #chemicals #cooks #flow #poison

We are taking steps to fight the production of meth on our own soil through limiting access to precursor ingredients, supporting educational efforts and providing necessary resources to law enforcement. ↗

— Greg Walden

#educational #efforts #enforcement #fight #ingredients

Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. ↗

— Esther Williams

#featuring #illustrated #issues #life #magazine

While approximately one in every 400 children and adolescents have Type I diabetes; recent Government reports indicate that one in every three children born in 2000 will suffer from obesity, which as noted is a predominant Type II precursor. ↗

— Tim Holden

#born #children #diabetes #every #government