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Had I been present at the creation of the world I would have proposed some improvements.
Had I been present at the creation of the world I would have proposed some improvements.
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my read more
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.
An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has read more
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.
The original is unfaithful to the translation.
The original is unfaithful to the translation.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
