Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Unlike written words which can mend those leaving the tip of your tongue never bend.” — R.J. Green Copy Share Image
“When you are convinced that what you offer is yours, whether it be mediocre or of standard quality, your originality will make… — Michael Bassey Johnson 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
Originality in literature is only a new coat of paint on an old house. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Originality doesn't consist of saying it first, originality consists of saying it in a way that is specifically tailored to the moment… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only itself to copy. — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Demonstration of individual talent involves originality and it is easy to destroy natural talent. — Viacheslav Platonov Copy Share Image
The thing that I was brought up to prize above everything else is the intellect. There is no problem that the intellect… — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams,… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
...we have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn't realize that there is something called… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
All preceptors should have that kind of genius described by Tacitus, "equal to their business, but not above it;" a patient industry,… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
“STAY AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART In this short lifetime, Why not be -- True to your own voice, Your own story,… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
Wherein lies a poet's claim to originality? That he invents his incidents? No. That he was present when his episodes had their… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
Beware originality. In women fashion originality can lead to carnival. — Coco Chanel Copy Share Image
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Up until relatively recently, creating original characters from scratch wasn't a major part of an author's job description. When Virgil wrote The… — Lev Grossman 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
The authentic rebel knows that the silencing of all his adversaries is the last thing on earth he wishes: their extermination would… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
I could care less about popularity. I live through reality. I base myself on originality. Forget about looks. I respect personality. — Lucas Hunter Copy Share Image
I think fashion today is horrible. Just open your eyes and look! What's good about it? There's no originality. Here and there,… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
