Don't compare yourself to anyone. Be happy to be the wonder unique, very special person that you are. — Susan Polis Schutz Copy Share Image
John Stowell plays jazz, but he doesn’t use any of the clichés; he has an incredible originality. John is a master creator. — Larry Coryell Copy Share Image
Geniuses can be scintillating and geniuses can be somber, but it's that inescapable sorrowful depth that shines through-originality. — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Strive for originality in thought and action. Be first; Be different; And be daring. Only then will you make a significant difference… — Ernie J Zelinski Copy Share Image
It may be conceit, but I believe the subject will interest the public, and I am sure that the views are original. — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a thought, whereas it may be merely that… — Clifton Fadiman Copy Share Image
If in many of my productions terror has been the thesis, I maintain that terror is not of Germany, but of the… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. — George Lois Copy Share Image
The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in front of the TV and… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
No man who values originality will ever be original. But try to tell the truth as you see it, try to do… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“When we reject our origins, we become the product of whatever soil that we find ourselves planted; the colors of our leaves… — Mike Norton Copy Share Image
To contest an author's right to create a poetic or realistic work is to want to force him to change his temperament,… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a by-product. The course was more plodding than heroic: I did… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
I admire anyone who can come up with something original. But not originality alone, because there can be originality in stupidity, with… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
Originality maintains its glow even in the midst of its copies being appreciated by various people with the plenty of flow.That's the… — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
Shadows are people who don't know the difference between being an individual, and being a close copy. Step out of the path,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Common people are often enough; that is why God made so many of them. Your job is to be--- EXTRAORDINARY.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Select only things to steal that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic.… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
'Deadpool' is massively successful because they made a very unique movie. That uniqueness and originality, try to imitate that. Not, 'How about… — Lexi Alexander Copy Share Image
“When you release the illusion of control, you begin an effortless free-fall toward a grand reunion with your original self.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“That which is original creates a new origin. That which is original, by definition, must stray off the previously worn paths. It… — Blake Charlton Copy Share Image
People took the word "clean" out of context. My mother had an expression: "clean as a whistle, sharp as a tack." I… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“The older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I'm far more moved by authenticity.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Originality is crucial. We as artists are trendsetters. People want to be like us. Every record brings out new elements of artistry.” — Lisa Goldin Copy Share Image
To be original is to discover the commonplace of a thousand years--to face at first the sneer that no one would have… — Gerald Stanley Lee Copy Share Image
Following the West is not surrendering. Following the West, the best of the West, is following originality. — Ram Gopal Varma Copy Share Image
Of course quality is important but is it not the quality of an individual's originality that is most important? — Robert Owen Copy Share Image
I've never had a good game plan. At a certain point, making independent films became more and more appealing to me because… — Jonathan Demme Copy Share Image
Pursue Righteousness: A wrong thing is wrong even if everyone else is doing it. A right thing is right even if you're… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Its always going to be easy to live like others or others life, because creating or innovating something of own is always… — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
The secret of all effective originality in advertising is not the creation of new and tricky words and pictures, but one of… — Leo Burnett Copy Share Image
What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Showing off is a new trend..don't know why people are turning themselves into fake..i think its tough being real, being original. isn't? — Raghav Singh Copy Share Image
Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our integrity and awareness, the more original and creative our time… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
New ideas come into this world somewhat like falling meteors, with a flash and an explosion, and perhaps somebody's castle-roof perforated. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
Newton expected no money from establishing his originality but rather desired recognition for his excellence. — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Chess problems demand from the composer the same virtues that characterize all worthwhile art: originality, invention, conciseness, harmony, complexity, and splendid insincerity — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
