Originality Quotes

484 quotes by 391 authors

I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original. — Aaliyah
Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. — Nnamdi Azikiwe
Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the… — Ansel Adams
Nearly all our originality comes from the stamp that time impresses upon our sensibility. — Charles Baudelaire
The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels. — Simone de Beauvoir
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. — Josh Billings
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing. — Aesop
U2 is an original species... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone. — Bono
The original is unfaithful to the translation. — Jorge Luis Borges
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. — Thomas Carlyle
Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with. — Thomas Carlyle
Originality is really important. — Jim Carrey
Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere. — Pablo Casals
Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality. — Jackie Chan
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. — Coco Chanel
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. — Jean Cocteau
Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the same effect of youth and freshness and originality and spontaneity… — Jean Cocteau
There is nothing new except what has been forgotten. — Marie Antoinette
Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be… — Robin Cousins

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