#originality

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. ↗

— Voltaire

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True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision. ↗

— Edith Wharton

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Originality is, for me, the most important quality in a script. ↗

— Douglas Wood

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Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar. ↗

— Katharine Fullerton Gerould

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The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted. ↗

— Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate. ↗

— David Neeleman

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Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms. ↗

— Anthony Storr

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Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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