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Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's read more
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been 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.
What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
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.
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.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
