Originality Quotes

"Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there" "One of the malfunctions of literary criticism is that it tends to create clothing patterns and then cut these patterns up to create garments. But that’s destroyed the books." "Think off-center." "The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality" "The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct" "You have to be odd to be number one" "The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else." "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. " "To be great is to be misunderstood. " "There’s no such thing as a new idea, it’s a new perspective" "They laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at them because they are the same" "We’ve all forgotten how to be original" "If you are not frightened, you are not original" "You don’t have to fit into anybody else’s box. You create your own box" "Don’t be different just for the sake of being different. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always"