--- title: "Top Original Proverbs" description: "Browse 1,048 Original quotes by 868 authors. Discover the best Original sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/david-fincher-7615_couple_we-were-working-with-this-lousy-print-an_2769019.jpg" --- > [We were working with this lousy print and it just wasn't going to be good enough. I said that we should get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fincher/we-were-working-with-this-lousy-print-and-it-just-wasn-t-going-to-be/) [David Fincher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fincher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/david-fincher-7615_couple_we-were-working-with-this-lousy-print-an_2769019.jpg) > [“When you are convinced that what you offer is yours, whether it be mediocre or of standard quality, your originality will make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/when-you-are-convinced-that-what-you-offer-is-yours-whether-it-be/) [Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/michael-bassey-johnson-311_abilities_when-you-are-convinced-that-what-you-off_1432373.jpg) > [I am not against remakes. They help in selling a film or creating a buzz around it. But it's my personal choice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankit-tiwari/i-am-not-against-remakes-they-help-in-selling-a-film-or-creating-a/) [Ankit Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankit-tiwari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/ankit-tiwari-5825_choice_i-am-not-against-remakes-they-help-in-se_1830463.jpg) > [I grew up with a single mother, and although we didn't have a lot of money, she cared a great deal about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mona-simpson/i-grew-up-with-a-single-mother-and-although-we-didn-t-have-a-lot-of/) [Mona Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mona-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28b/mona-simpson-11854_about_i-grew-up-with-a-single-mother-and-altho_3228672.jpg) > [I'm a massive Trekkie. I've got original artwork from the '70s. I've got outfits. Yeah, I have actual 'Star Trek' outfits that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kazinsky/i-m-a-massive-trekkie-i-ve-got-original-artwork-from-the-70s-i-ve-got/) [Robert Kazinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kazinsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/robert-kazinsky-16345_actual_i-m-a-massive-trekkie-i-ve-got-original_921913.jpg) > [An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/an-original-is-a-creation-motivated-by-desire-any-reproduction-of-an/) [Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/man-ray-12681_creation_an-original-is-a-creation-motivated-by-d_2135564.png) > [The original 'Edge of Darkness' was fantastic, a fabulous series. It was of its time, but this film version shows that times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/the-original-edge-of-darkness-was-fantastic-a-fabulous-series-it-was/) [Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/ray-winstone-12425_changed_the-original-edge-of-darkness-was-fantas_776218.png) > [High original genius is always ridiculed on its first appearance; most of all by those who have won themselves the highest reputation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-anthony-froude/high-original-genius-is-always-ridiculed-on-its-first-appearance-most/) [James Anthony Froude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-anthony-froude/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/james-anthony-froude-4052_appearance_high-original-genius-is-always-ridiculed_84013.png) ## Top authors on Original - [Barry Kirwan 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original/barry-kirwan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-suzy-kassem-596.jpg) Suzy Kassem 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original/suzy-kassem/) - [Linda Armstrong 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original/linda-armstrong/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-amit-kalantri-279.jpg) Amit Kalantri 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original/amit-kalantri/) - [Israelmore Ayivor 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original/israelmore-ayivor/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original/#itemlist", "name": "Original Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We were working with this lousy print and it just wasn't going to be good enough. 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