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Original Quotes

In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn’t think I could pull that off. I’m a little short to be a basketball player! Picture Quote #1

I just wanted to play tennis. I started because I wanted to pick up another sport and then as I was slowly getting better I wanted to see how far I can go but I always wanted to be myself. I wanted to be original. I didn’t want to copy anybody’s style Picture Quote #1

Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men find themselves suddenly brought back to the wants and resources of their original natures Picture Quote #1

A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world’s ignorance and press for admission Picture Quote #1

Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared Picture Quote #1

Very few people are original. There’s very little original anything out there. Because to be original means you have to stand alone Picture Quote #1

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The translator’s task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That’s hard! Picture Quote #1

It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual Picture Quote #1

I don’t want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to raise a child by myself. I could do it. But I definitely don’t want to. I want to be a mother who has the original father there Picture Quote #1

I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter. At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused in me by the impact with the original idea Picture Quote #1

I’ve heard every pie joke in the book. I’m still waiting for an original one Picture Quote #1

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If there are similarities, it’s simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I’d be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more Picture Quote #1

In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it’s wrong, and we have to put an end to it Picture Quote #1

Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think Picture Quote #1

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn’t one of them. In the end, I couldn’t figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it Picture Quote #1

There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original Picture Quote #1

There’s certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem Picture Quote #1

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I encourage the translators of my books to take as much license as they feel that they need. This is not quite the heroic gesture it might seem, because I’ve learned, from working with translators over the years, that the original novel is, in a way, a translation itself Picture Quote #1

If a remake is not good, no one wants to see it and, again, it doesn’t hurt the original Picture Quote #1

An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human Picture Quote #1

I’ve made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation Picture Quote #1

It perhaps has a chance, a commercial chance, this film. It’s funny, it’s charming, the idea is original, it’s unusual and it makes fun of the movie industry in a way that it needs to be poked fun at Picture Quote #1

Don’t commit to being a columnist unless you’re willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to say. Say it in a way that will interest someone other than you, your family and your sources Picture Quote #1

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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves Picture Quote #1

Ideas which have been developed simultaneously or in immediate succession in the same mind mutually reproduce each other, and do this with greater ease in the direction of the original succession and with a certainty proportional to the frequency with which they were together Picture Quote #1

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What’s lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing Picture Quote #1

If your mind is at work, we’re in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we’ll come up with something original Picture Quote #1

In a way, the history of jazz’s development is a small mirror of classical music’s development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form Picture Quote #1

Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist Picture Quote #1

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In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn’t think I could pull that off. I’m a little short to be a basketball player! (Original Quotes) I just wanted to play tennis. I started because I wanted to pick up another sport and then as I was slowly getting better I wanted to see how far I can go but I always wanted to be myself. I wanted to be original. I didn’t want to copy anybody’s style (Original Quotes) Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men find themselves suddenly brought back to the wants and resources of their original natures (Original Quotes) A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world’s ignorance and press for admission (Original Quotes) Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared (Original Quotes) Very few people are original. There’s very little original anything out there. Because to be original means you have to stand alone (Original Quotes) The translator’s task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That’s hard! (Original Quotes) It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual (Original Quotes) I don’t want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements (Original Quotes) I don’t want to raise a child by myself. I could do it. But I definitely don’t want to. I want to be a mother who has the original father there (Original Quotes) I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter. At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused in me by the impact with the original idea (Original Quotes) I’ve heard every pie joke in the book. I’m still waiting for an original one (Original Quotes) If there are similarities, it’s simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I’d be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more (Original Quotes) In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it’s wrong, and we have to put an end to it (Original Quotes) Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think (Original Quotes) I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn’t one of them. In the end, I couldn’t figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it (Original Quotes) There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original (Original Quotes) There’s certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem (Original Quotes) I encourage the translators of my books to take as much license as they feel that they need. This is not quite the heroic gesture it might seem, because I’ve learned, from working with translators over the years, that the original novel is, in a way, a translation itself (Original Quotes) If a remake is not good, no one wants to see it and, again, it doesn’t hurt the original (Original Quotes) An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human (Original Quotes) I’ve made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation (Original Quotes) It perhaps has a chance, a commercial chance, this film. It’s funny, it’s charming, the idea is original, it’s unusual and it makes fun of the movie industry in a way that it needs to be poked fun at (Original Quotes) Don’t commit to being a columnist unless you’re willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to say. Say it in a way that will interest someone other than you, your family and your sources (Original Quotes) When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves (Original Quotes) Ideas which have been developed simultaneously or in immediate succession in the same mind mutually reproduce each other, and do this with greater ease in the direction of the original succession and with a certainty proportional to the frequency with which they were together (Original Quotes) From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What’s lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing (Original Quotes) If your mind is at work, we’re in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we’ll come up with something original (Original Quotes) In a way, the history of jazz’s development is a small mirror of classical music’s development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form (Original Quotes) Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist (Original Quotes)

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