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Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
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.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
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.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
