Originality Quotes

484 Originality quotes by 369 unique authors

The complaint, therefore, that all topicks are preoccupied, is nothing more than the murmur of ignorance or idleness, by which some discourage others, and some… — Samuel Johnson
To exact of every man who writes that he should say something new, would be to reduce authors to a small number; to oblige the… — Samuel Johnson
To do nothing is in everyone's power. — Samuel Johnson
A strange lot this, to be dropped down in a world of barbarians - men who see clearly enough the barbarity of all ages except… — Ernest Howard Crosby
Real progress is progress in charity, all other advances being secondary thereto. — Aldous Huxley
A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men. — Patrick Kavanagh
Never change your originality for the sake of others because no one can play your role better than you. — Unknown Author
To say that it is without pace, point, focus, interest, drama, wit or originality is to say simply that it does not happen to be… — Tom Stoppard
Yet he saw that in all places there was originality, resulting from the human efforts at decoration and ingenious methods of survival. — Michael O'Brien
Originality in art puts charm where it wasn't. — Eli Siegel
Today's world needs change, alteration, renewal, and corrections of errors. It needs new ideas, new approaches, methods, plans, procedures, and new ways of doing things.… — Wilferd Peterson
Creativity is not simply originality and unlimited freedom. There is much more to it than that. Creativity also imposes restrictions. While it uses methods other… — Silvano Arieti
We all have to fight to maintain our unique style and taste in a world that would have us conform. — Ralph Lauren
Men are made by nature unequal. It is vain, therefore, to treat them as if they were equal. — James Anthony Froude
The cleverly expressed opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I am in favor of [actions] that have authenticity, roots, originality, verve, balance, taste, communicativeness, challenge, relevance to their time-in short, things that make sense. — Vaclav Havel
Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences — Nikola Tesla
What is originality? It is being one's self, and reporting accurately what we see and are. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little difference… — Alexander Alekhine
Select only things to steal that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable;… — Jim Jarmusch
Originality is the only thing that counts. But the originator uses material and ideas that occur round him and pass through him. And out of… — George Gershwin
I'm not like anyone. I'm me. — Elizabeth Taylor
Don't be a blueprint. Be an original. — Roy Acuff
Happiness is a sunbeam, which may pass though a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray. — Philip Sidney
Imitations only better the original. — Sammy Davis, Jr.

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