Coming up with new and innovative ideas is one of the most important aspects of being an entrepreneur. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of our favorite originality quotes to help motivate and inspire you.

The best originality quotes

1. Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only itself to copy. — Vladimir Nabokov

2. A good imitation is the most perfect originality. — Voltaire

3. Gnostic tales tell of the homesickness of the soul, its yearning for its own milieu… — Thomas Moore, Original Self: Living with Paradox and Originality

4. Originality, not Intelligence, is the sign of a brilliant Author. All the Education in the world won’t help someone who can’t think for themselves. — A.M. Sawyer

5. Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only itself to copy. — Vladimir Nabokov

6. Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only itself to copy. — Vladimir Nabokov

7. Originality and initiative are what I ask for my country. — Robert Frost

8. Originality is undetected plagiarism. — William Ralph Inge

9. Originality and initiative are what I ask for my country. — Robert Frost

10. Originality is the best form of rebellion. — Mike Sasso, Being Human: Everything you didn’t want to know about life.

11. Originality and initiative are what I ask for my country. — Robert Frost

12. If you can persist your originality at every situation without masking your face, undoubtedly you are an achiever! — Nelson Jack

13. Originality is undetected plagiarism. — William Ralph Inge

14. Originality is the death of mediocrity. — Matshona Dhliwayo

15. A good imitation is the most perfect originality. — Voltaire

16. Knowledge comes from the past, so it’s safe. It is also out of date. It’s the opposite of originality… Experience is the opposite of being creative. — Paul Arden

17. Originality is undetected plagiarism. — William Ralph Inge

18. There’s plenty of room for strangeness, mystery, originality, wildness, etc. in poems that also invite the reader into the human and alive center about which the poem circles. — Thomas Lux

19. Originality is the key to being memorable. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

20. Gnostic tales tell of the homesickness of the soul, its yearning for its own milieu… — Thomas Moore, Original Self: Living with Paradox and Originality

21. Originality is the key to being memorable. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

22. Originality is the death of mediocrity. — Matshona Dhliwayo

23. To say that it is without pace, point, focus, interest, drama, wit or originality is to say simply that it does not happen to be my cup of tea. — Tom Stoppard

24. More than once I should have lost my soul to radicalism if it had been the originality it was mistaken for by its young converts. — Robert Frost

25. A good imitation is the most perfect originality. — Voltaire

26. A good imitation is the most perfect originality. — Voltaire

27. Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality. — Walter Kaufmann

28. There’s plenty of room for strangeness, mystery, originality, wildness, etc. in poems that also invite the reader into the human and alive center about which the poem circles. — Thomas Lux

29. Originality is the key to being memorable. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

30. Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. — Voltaire

31. What is originality? It is being one’s self, and reporting accurately what we see and are. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

32. Gnostic tales tell of the homesickness of the soul, its yearning for its own milieu… — Thomas Moore, Original Self: Living with Paradox and Originality

33. Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. — Voltaire

34. Coming to the master is coming in search of your innocence, in search of your lost childhood, in search of your originality… in search of your individuality, in search of freedom. — Rajneesh

35. If your looking to write a book, your creativity, originality and simplicity is what will distinguish you. — Onyi Anyado

36. More than once I should have lost my soul to radicalism if it had been the originality it was mistaken for by its young converts. — Robert Frost

37. Originality and initiative are what I ask for my country. — Robert Frost

38. A good imitation is the most perfect originality. — Voltaire

39. Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality. — Walter Kaufmann

40. There’s plenty of room for strangeness, mystery, originality, wildness, etc. in poems that also invite the reader into the human and alive center about which the poem circles. — Thomas Lux

41. If your looking to write a book, your creativity, originality and simplicity is what will distinguish you. — Onyi Anyado

42. Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only itself to copy. — Vladimir Nabokov

43. Coming to the master is coming in search of your innocence, in search of your lost childhood, in search of your originality… in search of your individuality, in search of freedom. — Rajneesh

44. To admire on principle is the only way to imitate without loss of originality. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

45. More than once I should have lost my soul to radicalism if it had been the originality it was mistaken for by its young converts. — Robert Frost

46. Originality, not Intelligence, is the sign of a brilliant Author. All the Education in the world won’t help someone who can’t think for themselves. — A.M. Sawyer

47. Originality, I fear, is too often only undetected and frequently unconscious plagiarism. — William Ralph Inge

48. Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality. — Walter Kaufmann

49. To admire on principle is the only way to imitate without loss of originality. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

50. Originality is the key to being memorable. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Conclusion

Originality is something to be admired and celebrated. It is a unique expression of one’s individual creativity and ingenuity. It is the ability to think outside the box and to go against the grain. It is the courage to be different and to stand out from the crowd. It is an act of courage and bravery, and a testament to the limitless potential of the human spirit. Let us all strive to embrace our originality and to make the world a more creative and diverse place.