393 Quotes About Originality

I have pulled threads from magic tapestries already woven and used them to weave my own cloth.

Individuality is a shortcut to originality.

She is the only rose that doesn’t smell of plastic

Dare to be as physically robust and varied as you always were.

Originality has nothing to do with producing something ’ new’ - it is about seeking the source, the primordial ground from which you draw and have always drawn your being. It comes about when one works from one’s origins, it is the dance of the eternal return… and is as ancient as the Dreamtime.

The novelty and freshness you'll bring to the field won't come from the new ideas you think up. Truly new ideas are rare, and usually turn out to be variations on old themes anyway. No, your freshness will come from the way you think, from the person you are; it will inevitably show up in your writing, provided you don't mask it with heavy-handed formulas or clichés.

On Originality, First Pay Me

Originality of mind untainted,And enthusiasm for life, unlimited.

If it aint broke, break it. Then build something better.