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Originality Quotes
"Originality is undetected plagiarism."
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"The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels."
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"No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original."
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"No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity."
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"Originals cost more than imitations."
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"Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of."
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"No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted."
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"Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin."
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"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
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"When I was coming up, we weren't trying to get a hit or get paid, we were just trying to do our thing. The only thing we were really trying to do was to be recognized for our originality."
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"All good things which exist are the fruits of originality."
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"Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism."
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"I just wanted to play tennis. I started because I wanted to pick up another sport and then as I was slowly getting better I wanted to see how far I can go but I always wanted to be myself. I wanted to be original. I didn't want to copy anybody's style."
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"Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset."
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"Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with."
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"The most important trait of a writer is an authentic voice. Writers have to have faith in their own voice, and their own way of doing things. Originality is the gem that every writer possesses. Originality also brings on the most merciless attacks. The world resents originality in the beginning writer, and then rewards it abundantly once that writer has been successfully published. Cherish your own voice. Don't try to sound like anybody else. Sound like yourself and take the slings and arrows and keep going."
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"Admirations are never paid in any way, try to make yourself of what you admire, and it will pay you with originality."
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"Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else and failing."
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"Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar."
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"When you are convinced that what you offer is yours, whether it be mediocre or of standard quality, your originality will make people love you in a way you did not expect."
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"You walk like others? You talk like others? You think like others? Then the world doesn't need you because others are already abundant in the world! Be original!"
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"There is nothing higher-class than real craftsmanship, diversity, originality and the service of skilled human hands."
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"Be different. Be original. Nobody will remember a specific flower in a garden filled with thousands of the same yellow flower, but they will remember the one that managed to change its color to purple."
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