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.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

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?

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the 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.

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

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

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

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.

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

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