Copycats Quotes

“Stay true to yourself. An original is worth more than a copy.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“I am never forget the day I first meet the great Lobachevsky.
In one word he told me secret of success in mathematics:
Plagiarize!

Plagiarize!
Let no one else's work evade your eyes!
Remember why the good Lord made your eyes!
So don't shade your eyes,
But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize -
Only be sure always to call it please 'research'."

[Lobachevsky]”
― Tom Lehrer

“Do your own thing. Others own their own thing. If you copy too much, you'll find yourself in late night cocktail lounge cover band limbo.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“FRUITS AND NUTS


Keep jumping around them like monkeys.
The clones,
Commercialized zombies,
And the TV junkies.
Keep throwing berries,
Twigs,
And nuts at them.
Until they wake up
To see what's up
And figure out why
We're laughing at 'em.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Just because everyone CAN publish a book these days, doesn't mean everyone SHOULD. The world doesn't need 1000 knock-offs of 50 Shades of Grey. I'm not so sure the world even needed ONE 50 Shades of Grey.”
― Oliver Gaspirtz

“Strong brands are not built through shortcuts and copycats”
― Bernard Kelvin Clive

“I learnt that people copy people they look up to, and good products inspire copycats.”
― Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Mirror

“Some personal traits one holds dear just can’t be co-opted.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“98% of us are full-time CopyCats — the rest are part-timers, picked on for being ‘slackers’.”
― Jen Fraser, CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field

“CopyCats use Other People’s Ideas (OPI) and often feel deeply frustrated at the overwhelming competition they face. Creatives only compete with themselves, as their original ideas help them to stand out in a sea of sameness.”
― Jen Fraser, CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field

“CopyCats are Followers — they’re often playing catch-up, and can find themselves trailing behind, losing out. Creatives are true Leaders — they are trailblazers, the sole source of human progress, which all of society benefits from!”
― Jen Fraser, CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field

“CopyCats are Conformists — both conventional and predictable. They follow traditions and typically do what’s expected of them. Creatives are Contrarians — they’re not rude by default; they just know all traditions were once original; so why not make new ones?”
― Jen Fraser, CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field

“CopyCats are Critics — they love enforcing rules, so they keep on doing things the way they’ve always been done. Creatives are Creators — not just consumers. Their original ideas bring wealth to nations!”
― Jen Fraser, CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field