Originality Quotes

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.

The true is inimitable, the false untransformable.

Coming to the master is coming in search of your innocence, in search of your lost childhood, in search of your originality... in search of your individuality, in search of freedom.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

There is no such thing as group originality, group creativity or group perspicacity.

Originality is a quality that cannot be imitated. The technique of the language, on the other hand, is something that belongs to all who can understand it.

Only those with no memory insist on their originality.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

Absurdity and anti—absurdity are the two poles of creative energy.

Creative people are often found either disagreeable or intimidating by mediocrities.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

He: "Whale you be my valentine?" She: "Dolphinitely.

I actually believe that a lot of what people call originality has to do with persistence in the craft.

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find no difference between men.

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.

I always took a great deal of pride in being original.

If we were to all sit in a circle and confess our sins, we would laugh at each other for lack of originality.

I'd like to be an original, to be myself and not a pale copy of anyone else.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.

If I have any claim to originality, I do it by investing my own personality into it, so it's coming from a slightly more sardonic, English point of view.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.

Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something.

Salvation lies not in the faithfulness to forms, but in the liberation from them.

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.

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.

Originality is only variation.

It's incumbent on good public servants to maintain their voices and originality of thinking.

Originality is no excuse for ignorance.

Strive for originality in thought and action. Be first; Be different; And be daring. Only then will you make a significant difference in this world. You may even attain greatness.

In this world, one thing you should definitely strive for is originality. Just be who you are, and be your own person. That's what will make you stand out.

Never change your originality for the sake of others because no one can play your role better than you.

Beware originality. In women fashion originality can lead to carnival.

Schools stifle family originality by appropriating the critical time needed for any sound idea of family to develop - then they blame the family for its failure to be a family.

People who take the time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve.

Originality is really important.

What is valuable is not new, and what is new is not valuable.

We are all feeding from each other, all the time, every day.

Yes, be different, but not for the vanities of being different.

Any fool can do something cool and look cool, but it takes skill to make something uncool cool again.

Whatever laudable qualities the English may possess in their selection, preparation, and consumption of food, elegance, originality, diversity, and imagination are not among them.

He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality.

Anything really new is repulsive, because it is abnormal and unreasonable.

Most of my cliches aren't original.

The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality.

Originality in art puts charm where it wasn't.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.