Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

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.

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 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.

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 nothing but judicious imitation.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.