#original

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#novelty #originality #sincerity

I'm the original take-orders girl. ↗

— Judy Garland

#i #original

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#difficult #difficult task #himself #his #like

If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more. ↗

— Brad Bird

#any #anyone #astonished #because #come

Now, I'm the only living member of that group. There was the six of us originally and they're now all gone. ↗

— Martin Denny

#group #i #living #member #now

I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation. ↗

— Neil LaBute

#being #came #capable #could #critics

I re-invented my image so many times that I'm in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman. ↗

— David Bowie

#i #image #korean #many #ny times

If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original. ↗

— Peter Falk

#cliche #come #danger #keep #maybe

I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property. ↗

— Norman O. Brown

#i #i am #mine #original #personal

It's very difficult to photograph an opera. And they messed up on it. It just wasn't there. And I don't blame the Gershwins for taking it away. Of course, if they had gotten the original company to have done it, it would have been very good. ↗

— Cab Calloway

#been #blame #company #course #difficult