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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.
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.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
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.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
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.
What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
