"I always took a great deal of pride in being original." ~ Roger Miller
It is always better to be an original than an imitation. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
An original is hard to find but easy to recognize. ~ John Mason
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit. ~ Ansel Adams
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ~ Herman Melville
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality. ~ John Stuart Mill
Many have original minds who do not think it – they are led away by custom. ~ John Keats
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 his experience comes the original creation. ~ George Gershwin
Nearly all our originality comes from the stamp that time impresses upon our sensibility. ~ Charles Baudelaire
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. ~ François Voltaire
What is originality? It is being one's self, and reporting accurately what we see and are. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Most of my cliches aren't original. ~ Chuck Knox
The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels. ~ Simone de Beauvoir
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.~ Arthur Koestler
It is necessary to any originality to have the courage to be an amateur. ~ Wallace Stevens, Adagia
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