Quotes About Plagiarism

Using a big word like 'plagiarism'... always causes some damage. It will always do lasting damage, like accusations of racism.

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.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

Plagiarism saves time.

Where do architects and designers get their ideas? The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism?

Originality is undetected plagiarism.

Writing your own story around the same ideas is not plagiarism; at worst, it's being unoriginal.