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Originality Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be…
- Our originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow from others.
- It is the fate of every great achievement to be pounced upon by pedants and imitators who drain it of life and turn it into…
- The original insight is most likely to come when elements stored in different compartments of the mind drift into the open, jostle one another, and…
- Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest.
More Originality Quotes
- Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times… — Ansel Adams
- Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- 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
- 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
- The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. — Thomas Carlyle