“Originality is the brilliant alchemy of critical thought and creativity.”— Sarah Gubbins, Stanley Hyman, Michael Stuhlbarg, imdb.com
“However much we would like advertising to be a science—because life would be simpler that way—the fact is that it is not. It is a subtle, ever-changing art, defying formularization, flowering on freshness and withering on imitation; where what was effective one day, for that very reason, will not be…”— Luke Sullivan, Bill Bernbach, amazon.com
“It was just what I, and every other egotistical human being, longs to hear. You’re not weird; the rest of the world is.”— Michelle Ruiz, bonappetit.com
“As we’ve gotten older, we’ve realized that the role of making things has helped us grow as individuals. It has taught us confidence, the importance of hard work, working through mistakes or failures, and that being yourself.”— Elsie Larson, abeautifulmess.com
“I do not paint by copying nature. Everything I do springs from my wild imagination.”— Paul Gaugin, amazon.com
“Copying nature — what is that supposed to mean? Follow the masters! But why should one follow them? The only reason they are masters is that they didn't follow anybody!”— Paul Gaugin, amazon.com
“The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find no difference between men.”— Blaise Pascal, amazon.com
“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I’ve ever known.”— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com
“I was never sent to school...it would have rubbed off some of the originality (if I had not died of shyness or been killed with over pressure).”— Beatrix Potter, amazon.com
“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known.”— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com
“Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.”— Pablo Picasso, books.google.com.ph
“I don’t care that they stole my idea… I care that they don’t have any of their own.”— Nikola Tesla, goodreads.com
“No such thing as original thought. We are shadows of stars that burned before our time.”— Tom Hiddleston, twitter.com
“When we’re young, we are desperate to fit in. When we’re older, we are desperate to stand out. Just be YOU and you’ll achieve both.”— Matthew Santoro, twitter.com
“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.”— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com
“Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience. Be the master of your own image rather than letting others define it for you.”— Robert Greene, amazon.com
“Be proud of your originality. There’s no one else in the world that’s like you.”— Demi Lovato, amazon.com