A quote from Mark Twain's Own Autobiography
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A quote from Mark Twain's Own Autobiography
the idea that creativity is combinatorial, that nothing is entirely original, that everything builds on what came before, and that we create by taking existing pieces of inspiration, knowledge, skill and insight that we gather over the course of our lives and recombining them into incredible new creations.
Maria Popova • Networked Knowledge and Combinatorial Creativity
“What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.” — William Ralph Inge
Austin Kleon • Steal Like An Artist - a book by Austin Kleon
“Whatever has been is what will be and whatever has been done is what will be done. There is nothing new beneath the sun.”6
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
Nothing is invented, for it’s written in nature first. Originality consists of returning to the origin. —ANTONI GAUDÍ