Quotes About Originality

People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.

Being one step ahead of a fashion trend is not so important to me. What matters is to always forge ahead.

I have a trend of my own.

You have to know how to go against the trend of the times.

Never let a trend get in the way of creating a great outfit for yourself.

My advice to new artists is to not follow a trend, but to start one. By that, I mean to not be tempted to do what business people might suggest to you, to jump on the bandwagon, but to be strong.

Don't try to write to the trend of the moment.

For me, I knew the Christy flat was a beautiful shoe, but I had no idea the incredible trend that would follow - I mean, it's the most copied thing ever!

No film should try to follow a trend, and do what film people think the public wants. There's no such thing as knowing what the public wants.

When you look like you stepped out of a catalog, that's never good. People shouldn't succumb to trend, they should interpret trend.

I'm never concerned about being first or on trend. I only want to feel like my most rad 'me.'

I have always given people some thing new and a trend to follow.

I have always believed that indie music is the space where the real music actually happens, which actually sets the trend.

I never try to follow a trend or fashion.

It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate.

The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. REM and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else.

I'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing.

The thing about Pixar, they don't do the 'trend is your friend.' They're really about timeless story telling, and that's pretty great.

I'm not keen on the Mini Me trend. In my opinion, kids' clothes should be kids' clothes.

I do think there's a difference when you see a book where you can tell the creator's doing something they really love or are really passionate about as opposed to an artist or a writer who is just doing a particular job or trying to sell a product or trying to cash in on a popular trend.

With 'Haters Back Off,' I'm creating something that I want to make, and I'm not focused on, 'Is this gonna trend, is this gonna be popular?' I'm just focused on telling the story.

I've always felt that's something I'm capable of doing - setting up a trend.

I stand out because I'm usually the first to create a trend or make an existing trend unique in my own way. Plus I look and sound different then most people on the Internet and have the most recognizable lips in cyberspace.

As a designer, I'm not interested in trend.