The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first read more

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.