Only by adopting a new path – which means, in truth, returning to the original path of our founding ideals – will we again be a country admired and respected at home and abroad. – James Mattis
A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable. – H. L. Mencken
Bob Dylan’s first couple of records in the 60’s weren’t considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album. – John Mellencamp
He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he doesn’t really like the shorter film. – Bille August
Restorers of paintings and pottery follow a code of conduct in their work to distinguish the original material from what they are adding later. – Antony Beevor
He was definitely an original and a one-of-a-kind. Truly there was only one Prince. – Aretha Franklin
It is conventional to call ‘monster’ any blending of dissonant elements. I call ‘monster’ every original inexhaustible beauty. – Alfred Jarry
Before Jason Bourne, before Jack Ryan, there was Bond, James Bond, the original two-dimensional, world-saving secret agent. – Alex Berenson
I’ve had to replace parts in the basses when they’ve gotten old or worn out, so everything isn’t absolutely original. – Chris Squire
I put a metronome up to all the songs, and I tried to really keep it true to the original tempos. – Brian Setzer
As far as the world was concerned, from 1979 to 1996, I didn’t publish any original material; it just wasn’t there. – Alan Garner
