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?

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

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.

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 essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

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.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.