Quotes and Sayings About Originality
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
-- Aesop -
I, myself, was always recognized . . . as the “slow one” in the family. It was quite true, and I knew it and accepted it. Writing and spelling were always terribly difficult for me. My letters were without originality. I was . . . an extraordinarily bad speller and have remained so until this day.
-- Agatha Christie -
Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe - you can't take a taxi.
-- Alan Alda -
Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule.
-- Alberto Juantorena -
The proponents of Steinitz' theory - Tarrasch and his supporters - tried to express Steinitz' teaching in the form of laconic rules, and as often happens in such cases, they went too far. The laconic tended to become dogmatic, and chess began to lose its freshness, originality and charm.
-- Alexander Kotov -
The glass I drink from is not large, but at least it is my own.
-- Alfred de Musset -
You come to Paris, you get true originality, and it's wonderful.
-- Andre Leon Talley -
No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
-- Andre Maurois -
Creativity is the defeat of habit by imposing originality and change.
-- Andy Law