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?

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.

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.

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that read more

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.