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Originality Quotes
"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
"Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of."
"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."
"All good things which exist are the fruits of originality."
"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."
"Originality is undetected plagiarism."
"The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels."
"No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity."
"Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism."
"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."
"Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else and failing."
"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."
"Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar."
"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."
"Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin."
"Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with."
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