Quotes About Originality

Forgetfulness is the catalytic germ of spontaneous creativity

Whatever you do, don't play it safe. Don't do things the way they've always been done. Don't try to fit the system. If you do what's expected of you, you will never accomplish more than others expect

Big opportunities lie in the creation of something new. But that innovation has to be relevant and inspiring, or it will burst into color and fade away as quickly as fireworks.

All wisdom is plagiarism; only stupidiy is original.

Keep on being yourself.

And let the lesson be - to be yersel's, Ye needna fash gin it's to be ocht else. To be yersel's - and to mak' that worth bein' Nae harder job to mortals has been gi'en.

Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.

The genius of stable societies is that they achieve stability without stagnation, repetition without monotony, conformity with originality, obedience with liberty.

Be the best, not necessarily the original.

Don't let fashion dictate your style.

What Hitler did was advertise unoriginal ideas in an original way. He gave voice to phobias, prejudice, and resentment as no one else could. Others could say the same thing but make no impact at all. It was less what he said, than how he said it that counted. As it was to be throughout his 'career', presentation was what mattered.

There is a value in unprogrammed elements in a programmed world

Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?

That's basically the gangster code. Just be yourself. Just be you, dog. The easiest way to get your card plucked around a gangster is to be a fake. If we feel like you're trying too hard, if you're trying to act like you're from the street, you're in trouble.

Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.

Donde haya una cosa verdadera o útil, con seguridad habrá una falsificación.

Copiar una virtud de otro es más una copia que una virtud. Trata de aprender sobre qué se basa la virtud.

Copiar una virtud de otro es más una copia que una virtud. Trata de aprender en qué se basa tal virtud.

El mismo Rumi dijo una vez que únicamente se puede encontrar oro falso porque existe una cosa que es el oro real para ser copiado.

Copiar una virtud de otro es más una copia que una virtud. Trata de aprender sobre qué se basa tal virtud.

I advise you to avoid the confused thinking which results from accepting second-hand ideas, and do some thinking for yourself.

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

I didn't want to come up with some generic Johnny Bravo type name. I'm not that cool, so I might as well stick with my birth name.