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It is ironic that Einsteins most creative work, the general theory of relativity, should boil down to conceptualizing space as a medium when his original… — Robert B. Laughlin
Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting, straightening, perfecting, then… — Criss Jami
We are not in the business of being original. We are in the business of reusing things that work. — Robert W. Bly
Whether he be an original or a plagiarist, man is the novelist of himself. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
What is the true and original root of Dutch aversion to British rule? It is the abiding fear and hatred of the movement that seeks… — Winston Churchill
The story of the Fall always fascinates me as a play ground, but I cannot find any profound meaning in it, because of my 'liberal'… — E. M. Forster
Hypocrites act by virtue.... They frame many counterfeits of her, with which they make an ostentatious parade, in all public assemblies, and processions; but the… — Charles Caleb Colton
The First thing that strikes a traveler in the United States is the innumerable multitude of those who seek to emerge from their original condition;… — Alexis de Tocqueville
It has been observed before that images, however beautiful, though faithfully copied from nature, and as accurately represented in words, do not of themselves characterize… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
As for me, the only stuff I've ever had success with is when I'm trying to be completely original and not thinking about mirroring what… — Ryan Tedder
Even if it's such a lowly art as TV, you've got to get stuff off your chest, because that's what makes something different and original,… — Ricky Gervais
I'm trying to separate myself from other people by having songs that would be considered - technically - original things. I don't seek out mashups.… — Girl Talk
They[ Lana and Andy Wachowski]are true artists. They really are trying to say something and trying to create something original, and there aren't that many… — Daryl Hannah
Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. — Anatole France
An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them. — Stephen Fry
Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today. — Annette Funicello
The original Mickey Mouse Club, established in the '30s, was designed to attract children to movie theaters. — Annette Funicello
I want to write a play. I'd like to do an original musical. I should probably put together a poetry collection. — Neil Gaiman
I'm the original take-orders girl. — Judy Garland
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. — Edward Gibbon
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is… — Allen Ginsberg
The original settlers of Alaska apparently were Russian. — Jeff Goldblum
Many original occupiers believe the political system has become so corrupt that even participating in it, engaging with it, corrupts the movement. I understand what… — Jennifer Granholm
The writers led by Mike Scully are fantastic. And they're creating original stories that not only don't repeat what we've already done, they also don't… — Matt Groening
With 'Futurama,' I wanted to do unrequited love, and David Cohen agreed, and although our original plan was never to have Fry and Leela get… — Matt Groening

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