IF yOu'Re GoInG tO bE oRiGiNaL, bE pRePaReD tO bE…

If U are going to be Original, be prepared to be Copied…that's life!!!

— Kelvin Ironsi

A lot of times when people get copied, they get copied and washed out. But you can't even duplicate how we do it because…

— Offset

The theme of counterfeits, of those that produce and sell them, has always been part of the culture of M.I.A. When I was contacted…

— M.I.A

Couture has copied my things for years, in addition to countless other costume designers, claiming theirs were the original ideas. It's all part of…

— Edith Head

I guess when we were up against it, we knew this album was going to be compared to all the classic early material, because…

— Anonymous

There's too many bands going out there with one original member and calling it by the original name.

— Marky Ramone

Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that? And it…

— Orhan Pamuk

I'll always be a Disneyland guy. I grew up going there, it's the original, but I love Disney World, I come out here all…

— Brook Lopez

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

We're so used to seeing Agatha Christie's work on screen that going back to the original is a real joy.

— Mel Giedroyc

Most people don't know how to be original, so Copy cats are to expected. But one thing will always be true, you can never…

— Anonymous

Don't copy and try to be someone else. What's the point of that when you can be original and true to yourself? Quit being…

— Anonymous

When something original works, then everyone wants to copy it. But if you're trying to do something that no one's ever seen before it's…

— Chris Carter

Be your self because a original is worth more than a COPY

— Unknow

Why would anybody hire a someone who is copying someone else when he can get the original one?

— KK