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A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
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.
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.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
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.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
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.
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?
