All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

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.

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.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for read more

The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for himself, not for another.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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.