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A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.
When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.
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.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.
It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
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.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
