Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln American President More Abraham Lincoln Quotes 2
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. C. S. Lewis British Author More C. S. Lewis Quotes 1
Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world. Orison Swett Marden American Writer More Orison Swett Marden Quotes 1
If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man but in the living God, he will enable you to pull down the strong holds of sin and Satan, and that work by which he is pleased will prosper in your hands. Adam Clarke British Theologian More Adam Clarke Quotes 1
There are many selfish people who are extremely original, then they take those pure ideas and use them to raise themselves up, that is an insincere move. Daniel Smith American Politician More Daniel Smith Quotes 1
It's just like music when you reckon it up. It's like listening to Pavement it's just The Fall in 1985, isn't it? They haven't got an original idea in their heads. Mark E. Smith English Musician More Mark E. Smith Quotes 0
For me, the original play becomes an historical document: This is where I was when I wrote it, and I have to move on now to something else. August Wilson American Playwright More August Wilson Quotes 0
Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original. Alex Winter American Actor More Alex Winter Quotes 0
My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive. Wayne Wonder Musician More Wayne Wonder Quotes 0
I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project. Douglas Wood Australian Celebrity More Douglas Wood Quotes 0
Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining. Douglas Wood Australian Celebrity More Douglas Wood Quotes 0
I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13. Vernon L. Smith American Economist More Vernon L. Smith Quotes 0
Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them. Stephen Sondheim American Composer More Stephen Sondheim Quotes 0
By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around. Barry Sonnenfeld American Producer More Barry Sonnenfeld Quotes 0
Whatever is about you that is translated into your art, that's gonna keep you completly original and fresh and I just think that, that's just the best advice I can give, to an artist creatively. Bubba Sparxxx American Musician More Bubba Sparxxx Quotes 0
Well, obviously I wanted it to sound as original as possible. I suppose the influences that we had were probably from the actual power point of view we wanted to be like the Who. Vocally we wanted to be like the Beach Boys, whatever was good at the time. Roy Wood English Musician More Roy Wood Quotes 0
No, we'll never get back together. We'll remain friends, but I see her going in a completely different direction than me musically. But she'll end up doing really well if she continues on the path she's on. Because she's doing something very original. John Wozniak American Musician More John Wozniak Quotes 0
Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age. Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect More Frank Lloyd Wright Quotes 0
It is curious how instinctively one protects the image of oneself from idolatry or any other handling that could make it ridiculous, or too unlike the original to be believed any longer. Virginia Woolf British Author More Virginia Woolf Quotes 0
I wrote the original Mike Hammer as a comic, Mike Danger. Mickey Spillane American Author More Mickey Spillane Quotes 0
It's not like the original movie where you thought it was the mother committing the murders, but it was actually the son. I don't think it's possible to create the kind of shock today that we created in 1959. And I don't even want to try. Joseph Stefano American Writer More Joseph Stefano Quotes 0
I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas. Anne Stevenson American Poet More Anne Stevenson Quotes 0
I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body. Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that. Jock Sturges American Photographer More Jock Sturges Quotes 0
The ideas that come out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial, trivial, and not very original. They are rarely useful. The process, however, seems to make uncreative people feel that they are making innovative contributions. A. Harvey Block More A. Harvey Block Quotes 0
We want to bring something very modern and original. It definitely has a different flavor than the rest of Provo. Aaron Grimmer More Aaron Grimmer Quotes 0