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If you steal from one author, it's plagiarism. If you steal from two, it's research.

If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition.

Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea.

Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.

Mr. Fitzgerald, I believe that is how he spells his name, seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

Originality is undetected plagiarism.

I could tell you which writer's rhythms I am imitating. It's not exactly plagiarism, it's falling in love with good language and trying to imitate it.

I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiarism.

Certainly the plagiarism, and dealing with the fallout of it, was the most difficult thing I've ever faced since I started writing.