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A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be 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.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
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.
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.
