Quotes About Originality

You matter because you are you and there is no other person in this world who could ever take your place.

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.

People tend to think that in order to start a new business they have to come up with something new and dazzling, but that's a myth - and it's often propagated by venture capitalists.

You've got to concentrate on the business of entertaining and writing songs. Always think different from the next person. Don't ever do a song as you heard somebody else do it.

But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.

I was the first f****** hippy to enter this business, you know... I was one of the first girls to say I don't give a f*** about this whole supermodel thing.

The single most important thing you can do in business is to be yourself.

Every business is successful exactly to the extent that it does something others cannot.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

That a man can take pleasure in marching in formation to the strains of a band is enough to make me despise him. He has only been given his big brain by mistake; a backbone was all he needed.

Inspiration and genius -one and the same.

If you never want to be criticized, for goodness sake don't do anything new.

A business model that hasn't been tried before is always interesting, even if it's likely to fail.

Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.

Be daring. Be first. Be different.

Talent, I believe, is most likely to be found among nonconformists, dissenters, and rebels.

Arguably, in business books, I don't think there's much that has never been said before.

We never set up Yandex to imitate what others were doing. We've been in the business longer than other search engines and have created many original products.

But the business side of it, as with most creative things, there is no room for business. It is about art. It's not about marketing.

Fear and creativity don't mix well.

Creativity comes from constraint.

Creativity is the most practical thing a businessman can employ.

Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.

A Bit of Craziness Is Good for Business