Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

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 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.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

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.

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.

When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and read more

When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.