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.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

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.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

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.