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.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.