Mark Twain Quotes

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

Of course you can't do anything completely original.

No idea is original, there's nothing new under the sun, it's never what you do, but how it's done

Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.

Good literature can be created only with something that is different from literature.

Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

I am attracted to anything that does not feel derivative.

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same subject.

To us, the value of a work lies in its newness: the invention of new forms, or a novel combination of old forms, the discovery of unknown worlds or the exploration of unfamiliar areas in worlds already discovered - revelations, surprises.

It's so important to me that I feel like I'm doing something that's never been done before, whether that's in the show, or I'm writing a song. I can exist in this little box here, but I have to do something new with it.

An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.

If they haven't heard it before it's original.

In the creative industries, there are few things more exciting than a zinger - a thought, idea, line, plot device - anything really, that just totally works in a fundamentally new and fresh way. It's like a uniquely lovely melody or a new taste idea in cooking. Something special, something new, something wonderful. They're also very rare.

I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.

I've got nothing very original to say myself.

It is the original idea that is unique, not the object itself.

I always make sure that every film of mine has some element of freshness to it.

I always imagine, and try to be on the lookout, for new things, for references that can inspire me creatively so I can showcase things that people haven't done before or that are new.

Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something.

Originality, of course, is what occurs when something new arises out of what's already been done.

I love stories and I don't like to repeat myself. And I look for new stuff, and as they say it gets harder.

To the extent a person makes, invents or thinks something that is new to him, he may be said to have performed a creative act.

I try to never repeat a character. I always try to find something new and fresh and interesting that inspires me.

Original thinking migrates each day in search of nourishment.