A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

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.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

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?

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.