Originality Quotes

484 Originality quotes by 369 unique authors

A certain strangeness, something of the blossoming of the aloe, is indeed an element in all true works of art: that they shall excite or… — Walter Pater
I really do not aim at any originality. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What nerve. Not even a modicum of originality. — Samuel Goldwyn
All has not been said and never will be. — Samuel Beckett
In art, new ways of seeing mean new ways of feeling; you can't divorce the two, as, we are now aware, you cannot have time… — David Hockney
Of course quality is important but is it not the quality of an individual's originality that is most important? — Robert Owen
The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the… — Albert Pinkham Ryder
Let me not follow in the clamor of the world, but walk calmly in my path... — Max Ehrmann
Find yourself and express yourself in your own particular way. Express your love openly. — Miguel Angel Ruiz
The transposition that a painter makes with an original vision gives to the representation of nature a new interest. — Paul Cezanne
Whoever the master is whom you prefer, this must only be a directive for you. Otherwise you will never be anything but an imitator. — Paul Cezanne
Give your mind as long as possible to come up with something original. — John Cleese
Originality houses many rooms, and the views from the windows are all different. — Guy Davenport
In the expression of the emotions, originality merits the first consideration... The words used, however, should be old ones. — Fujiwara no Teika
There is a case for saying that the creation of new aesthetic forms has been the most fundamentally productive of all forms of human activity.… — John Zachary Young
Writers tend to consider distinction and originality as virtues, but they are anathema to publishers. — Thomas M. Disch
I admire anyone who can come up with something original. But not originality alone, because there can be originality in stupidity, with no musical description… — Charles Mingus
I've done really well so far in my career by trusting the audience to be as dissatisfied with convention as I am, as a film-goer.… — Christopher Nolan
Having to be different is the same trap as having to be the same. — Robert Rauschenberg
Anything really new is repulsive, because it is abnormal and unreasonable. — Asger Jorn
The bad teacher imposes his ideas and his methods on his pupils, and such originality as they may have is lost in the second-rate art… — Stephen Neill
May you discover your own special abilities and contribute them toward a better world. — Charlene Costanzo
Originality is way overrated. To make, you need to take. All great artists do. — Walter Darby Bannard
Many years ago, Clement Greenberg said, 'All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.' This should be updated now to 'All profoundly ugly work looks… — Walter Darby Bannard
Trying to be original is futile. If you have no place to go, stay home and cook. — Walter Darby Bannard

Who Wrote These Originality Quotes

369 authors contributed a total of 484 Originality Quotes, led by these top contributors: