Simon Mainwaring Quotes

You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.

I wouldn't say I'm a very original thinker, but if I have a good experience with something, I'll want to take it further or adapt it in some way.

You don't just become number one because you sing like everybody else. There is something different you bring to the table. Make sure you are constantly getting into the newest technologies. Learn the history of what you do, and always respect the ones who came before you.

I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.

Whenever I try to do something, I figure out what other people aren't doing or how can I do it different or how can I stand out.

You can't put yourself into competition with a magazine like 'Vogue.' You have to create something new, something different.

In differentiation, not uniformity, lies the path of progress.

I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that.

We don't do things the same way everyone else does. We relish being different. We see that difference as an element that makes us more compelling to the consumer.

Strive to be different and better than what is already out there if you are creating - Benjamin Clementine does that.

The 'copy, paste' mentality of some investors and entrepreneurs - be careful of that. Do something that is unique to you, not because someone else's journey is mirroring it.

Although there's no one I really pattern my game after, I am a firm believer in stealing stuff from other people.

The most promising ideas begin from novelty and then add familiarity.

Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.

If someone asks me what inspires me, I always say, "That which is missing," because I don't want to copy everything that's already happening. I feel like when you copy, you blend in, and when you blend in, you get lost.

Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.

Imagination should always be treasured, even when it's slightly off-key.

Of course you can't do anything completely original.

If you do generic things, you know, after a while, brands or designers become stagnated.

Everything I do is me. I don't like taking ideas from people unless they're the G.O.A.T.

People in the beauty community don't like copycats, so I think it's important to stay true to who you are and people will stay your customer.

Everything that I've ever made in my life is from my instinct.

Creativity has got to have some edge to it, doesn't it?

I thought to myself, 'What can I do that Amazon can't replicate?' I wanted to do something Amazon couldn't do, and something that I absolutely loved.

You have to be unique in your own ways and the ways that you play to find a way to win. You can't always go with the trend that's going on. Sometimes you have to create the trend yourself and be confident in it.