Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. – Eric Hoffer
The most original of authors are not so because they advance what is new, but more because they know how to say something, as if it had never been said before. – Johann von Goethe
Everything has been said, and we have come too late, now that men have been living and thinking for seven thousand years and more. – Jean De La Bruyere
I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in todays environment. And I know full well that when Ive been covering campaigns, which I still do, Ive made my mistakes and have been far from perfect. – Dan Rather
