Creativity Quote by William Gaddis

“Originality is a myth perpetuated by the naive, the romantic, and the unscrupulous.”

— Tom Robbins

“Many people fail to achieve originality because they generate a few ideas and then obsess about refining them to perfection.”

— Adam M. Grant

Originality is... a by-product of sincerity.

— Marianne Moore

“I want to debunk the myth that originality requires extreme risk taking and persuade you that originals are actually far more ordinary than we…

— Adam M. Grant

“To be original, you don't need to be a prodigy or a revolutionary. You just need the mindset and will to challenge the default.”

— Edify.me

“To be original is not creating your own idea; it's the essence of the idea in the reader's mind.”

— Kaela Marooney

“Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We…

— Anonymous

“The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man.”

— Thomas Carlyle

I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye.

— Ella Mai

“People lack originality.”

— Charles Bukowski

“We can never be entirely original, as artists or as people. The genius and vision of those who came before us is too great…

— Jessica Lave

Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else and failing.

— Raymond Radiguet