Mary Schmich Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. Leo Tolstoy Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbors, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all. I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it. I know that can compare with pure imagination.