#original

When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord. ↗

— Willa Cather

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It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free. ↗

— Thomas Clarkson

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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves. ↗

— Dogen

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He (Marilyn Manson) has a woman's name and wears makeup. How original. ↗

— Alice Cooper

#makeup #manson #marilyn #marilyn manson #name

There's no such thing as an original sin. ↗

— Elvis Costello

#original sin #sin #such #thing

Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had. ↗

— Robin Cousins

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I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#could #fixed #follow #had #hours

A duck's nest was found today near the trail on the dry open prairie with as far as could be seen no water or marsh near. The bird flew off but could not tell what species. The eggs nine originally. ↗

— George Mercer Dawson

#bird #could #dry #duck #eggs

I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based. ↗

— Jonathan Dimbleby

#based #biography #entirely #expectation #had

Daca schizofrenia este universala, atunci marele artist este cu adevarat cel care sparge zidul schizofrenic, ajungand in patria necunoscuta, acolo unde el nu mai apartine niciunei epoci, niciunui mediu, niciunei scoli. ↗

— Gilles Deleuze Felix Guattari

#creativity #genius #insanity #originality #schizophrenia