«Never solve a problem from its original perspective.»

«I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful.»

«I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.»

«In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker unless you can also sell what you create. Management cannot be expected to recognize a good idea unless it is presented to them by a good salesman.»

«Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law»

«Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good»

«Not infrequently, one encounters copies of important people; and, as with paintings, most people prefer the copy to the original.»

«Insist upon yourself. Be original.»

«If one keeps loving faithfully what is really worth loving, and does not waste one's love on insignificant and unworthy and meaningless things, one will get more light by and by and grow stronger. Sometimes it is well to go into the world and converse with people, and at times one is obliged to do so, but he who would prefer to be quietly alone with his work, and who wants but very few friends, will go safest through the world and among people. And even in the most refined circles and with the best surroundings and circumstances, one must keep something of the original character of an anchorite, for other wise one has no root in oneself; one must never let the fire go out in one's soul, but keep it burning. And whoever chooses poverty for himself and loves it possesses a great treasure, and will always clearly hear the voice of his conscience; he who hears and obeys that voice, which is the best gift of God, finds at least a friend in it, and is never alone.»

«Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.»