That we endure it under the pretense of "originality" is just insulting our intelligence. From Wordnik.com. [Is a grim, dark, nihilistic view of the future in SciFi...groundbreaking?] Reference
The lack of originality is truly staggering to me. From Wordnik.com. [Spielberg Adapting Ghost in the Shell into Live-Action 3D! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I agree tditto! originality is the biggest thing for me. From Wordnik.com. [The Difference Between Science Fiction and Fantasy] Reference
Ultimately, originality is continuous and non-quantifiable. From Wordnik.com. [My Millionth Drive Through A Warzone] Reference
… I think that originality is also a large factor in a successful blog. From Wordnik.com. [What Makes a Blog Successful? « Lorelle on WordPress] Reference
Naomi, IMHO, part of originality comes from the characters and the setting. From Wordnik.com. [How Do You Write A Novel?] Reference
I guess the sacrifice of resonance for originality is an essential compromise. From Wordnik.com. [Overlooked Movie Monday: Near Dark » Scene-Stealers] Reference
I love the charater he created, his intelligence and originality is unbelieveable. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of The Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver.] Reference
In other words, originality is not a function of your novel; it is a quality in you. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » What is Originality?] Reference
Most stories have been told in one form or another, so the originality is with how we present it. From Wordnik.com. [7 Certain Ways to Crucify Your Content | Write to Done] Reference
You are talking about similarities in the plot, ignoring the fact that's movies originality is not plot. From Wordnik.com. [Fox Created 18 Different Versions of Avatar for the U.S., Over 100 Versions Worldwide | /Film] Reference
To-day the American school stands foremost in originality of design, and in breadth of thought and method. From Wordnik.com. [Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893] Reference
And what it sometimes lacks in originality, it makes up for in elaborate arrangements that never sound overstuffed. From Wordnik.com. [She's tearing apart my world (Music (For Robots))] Reference
What Coben's thriller lacks in originality, it makes up for in sheer vigor; few browsers or dippers will put this down. From Wordnik.com. [No Second Chance: Summary and book reviews of No Second Chance by Harlan Coben.] Reference
There are good things about Bleach, but – at least from what I can tell so far – originality is definitely not one of them. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Don’t give up your secret identity!] Reference
Are designers so impoverished in originality that they cannot create forms and space that celebrate the human element foremost?. From Wordnik.com. [Casa Mirindaba by Marcio Kogan] Reference
A new version of War and Peace seeks naturalism through slang — a questionable tack with a book whose originality is not its language. From Wordnik.com. [Found in Translation?] Reference
Focusing on originality is strategic in a culture that respects individual genius, but fanworks are always also embedded in repetition. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
I don't subscribe to the idea of originality either. From Wordnik.com. [Gothamist] Reference
I’ve come to think originality is overrated, myself. From Wordnik.com. [Penderwicks] Reference
Most of what I see is lame and lacking totally in originality. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: '88% of YouTube is Original Content'] Reference
He must have that kind of originality which is called "initiative.". From Wordnik.com. [Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School] Reference
The way it was gutted from it’s originality is quite a sore subject here. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: January 12, 2010] Reference
It's called originality or at least you can't say it's copying the tPhone t = Trend. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
What these titles lack in originality they make up for with … sorry, I’ve got nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
Whitman’s originality is at stake when people take Swinburne’s "idea of resemblance" seriously. From Wordnik.com. ['Points of Contact': Blake and Whitman] Reference
How would you deal with this sort of change in the idea of originality as being a primary value in art?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Yes, the acting is a little stuffy and the story, a blend of Sasquatch-meets-the-legendary Chupacabra, is lacking in originality. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
When things become mainstream, and I mean really mainstream, they lose all sense of flavor and originality, which is what's happening. From Wordnik.com. [Comments for ArsGeek] Reference
"When things become mainstream, and I mean really mainstream, they lose all sense of flavor and originality, which is what's happening.". From Wordnik.com. [Comments for ArsGeek] Reference
Are the Greek tragedies to be judged by the "originality" of their plots?. From Wordnik.com. [Principles of Literary Criticism] Reference
If they can re-create that kind of originality then they might have a chance. From Wordnik.com. [NEXT "TREK": A MODEST PROPOSAL] Reference
Hollywood bigwigs opined that "originality" and "quality" were the next big thing. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood takes a safe bet for 2011 with the year of the repeat] Reference
Many artists were clamoring for a new kind of originality, a search for new values independent of imitation. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
However its the one thing I never look to for 'originality' whatever that is or deep thought...its entertainment. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood takes a safe bet for 2011 with the year of the repeat] Reference
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