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Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
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.
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 the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
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.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
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.
