An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to…

“Everytime you make a copy of the copy, you lose clarity.”

— Alan E. Nelson

A presentation copy...is a copy of a book whoch does not sell, sent you by the author, with his foolish autograph at the beginning…

— Charles Lamb

Switch my hair,they gon' copy her.Switch my gear,they gon' copy her,Look at how they stare,just a copier.Roger that.Did you copy that?? COPY CAT!!!

— Nicki Minaj

Some in Europe take a plane, fly to Silicon Valley, visit and look and come back and say we need to do the same…

— Joe Kaeser

“Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find yourself.”

— Yohji Yamamoto

Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up.

— Wally Wood

Never copy yourself, always copy someone else.

— Pablo Picasso

The truly original artist invents his own signs.

— Henri Matisse

In terms of covers, it's always nice to do ones that aren't actually getting played by the original artist anymore. I just love the…

— Scott Hutchison

There is a crucial distinction to be made between innovation and originality. The second, unlike the first, can never break with what preceded it:…

— Roger Scruton

I've only covered a few songs because I feel that if you're not going to go beyond the original artist in some way, then…

— Dawn Angelique

If you like looking at 'Starry Night' or water lilies or whatever, then why does it matter if it's an original? If the artist…

— Chris Cubas

“You painted all those characters into the paintings all over the school, and every one of them is a portrait of you, but in…

— G. Norman Lippert

“When you are surrounded by so many talented people, it is normal to start doubting your own artistic choices, but to be a truly…

— Ricky Martin

Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find your self.

— Anonymous