MORE THAN WHAT YOU THINK, WHAT YOU DO

"The real antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity."

Eric Hoffer 

20th century American philosopher/author

And who among us has not done this?

Doing justice to original thought is often more difficult than was having original thought in the first place.

ORIGINALLY I DIDN'T THINK SO

"The more intelligent one is, the more men of originality one finds. Ordinary people find no difference between men."

Blaise Pascal

17th century French mathematician, physicist and philosopher

A bit judgmental but point taken.

Original thinking does not come easy (and no I'm not the first to conclude that.)

IF I CAN THINK IT YOU CAN (HOPEFULLY) DO IT

"A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable."

Henry Louis Mencken

Late 19th/early 20th century American journalist

A company as well.

Somebody has to actually do what the original thinkers conceive.

You Mean I Have To Be At Least One Of These?

"Your manuscript is both good and original. But the parts that are good are not original and the parts that are original are not good."

Samuel Johnson

18th century British author

True in business as well.

Companies, products, and even people, only succeed long-term by being at least one of these things, if not both.

Imitation Absurdity

"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble."

Samuel Johnson

18th century British writer

Be inspired by others but be yourself.