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 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.

When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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?

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of read more

Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.