Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Genius Borrows nobly.
Plagiarism is basic to all culture
Originality is undetected plagiarism.
Art is either revolution or plagiarism
Borrowed garments never keep one warm.
Art is either plagiarism or revolution.
I recover my property wherever I find it.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
Plagiarism is necessary, progress implies it
I know that charges of plagiarism are serious.
Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.
Anything that is not autobiography is plagiarism.
All work and no plagiarism makes for dull sermons!
Plagiarism is always the biggest thing in Hollywood.
Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
Plagiarists are always suspicious of being stolen from.
I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
I firmly believe in copyrights and am put off by plagiarism.
A plagiarist should be made to copy the author a hundred times.
Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiarism.
Imitation isn't the sincerest form of flattery - it's plagiarism.
Is the painter a plagiarist because he sets his palette to nature?
In many senses, creativity and 'plagiarism' are nearly indivisible.
Stealing from one author is plagiarism; from many authors, research.
No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism.
Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.
In the arts they call it plagiarism, in business they call it competition.
The low-grade plagiarism of popularity will never lead you to true contentment.
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.
Do something others will have the desire to plagiarize but will find difficult to do.
Originality, I fear, is too often only undetected and frequently unconscious plagiarism.
All artists are protected by copyright... and we should be the first to respect copyright.
The relation between life and literature - a final antimony - is one of mutual plagiarism.
Goethe said there would be little left of him if he were to discard what he owed to others.
I often plagiarize from myself. I like to think of this as ecological journalism: I recycle.
Taking things from one source is plagiarism; taking things from several sources is research.
To engage in downright plagiarism is disappointing. It's cynical, opportunistic and hypocritical.
Can you sue yourself for plagiarism? If so, then 'Old School' has presented Ivan Reitman with a case.
The human plagiarism which is most difficult to avoid, for individuals... is the plagiarism of ourselves.
plagiarism, n. A literary coincidence compounded of a discreditable priority and an honorable subsequence.
Mr. Fitzgerald, I believe that is how he spells his name, seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.
Amongst so many borrowed things, am glad if I can steal one, disguising and altering it for some new service.
For such kind of borrowing as this, if it be not bettered by the borrowers, among good authors is accounted Plagiarè.
Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.
Using a big word like 'plagiarism'... always causes some damage. It will always do lasting damage, like accusations of racism.
If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition.
Certainly the plagiarism, and dealing with the fallout of it, was the most difficult thing I've ever faced since I started writing.
When I listen to Radio 1 and hear five different tracks in a row using old disco samples, well that's plagiarism, that's taking other people's music.
I could tell you which writer's rhythms I am imitating. It's not exactly plagiarism, it's falling in love with good language and trying to imitate it.