Keyword: Plagiarism

Plagiarism: Failure to adorn stolen ideas with footnotes, as opposed to scholarship, which repeatedly acknowledges the theft.

Definitions Ideas Reading/Writing

The only 'ism' Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet
Hollywood Places

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

(1896 – 1983) American actor
Communication Entertainment Music Reading/Writing

Generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism.

(1955 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor
Communication

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

Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

(1818 – 1885) humorist
Communication Honesty Reading/Writing

Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster.

Murphy’s Laws

People say I’m a plagiarist… their word, not mine.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Communication Wordplay

Plagiarism is the highest form of art just as theft is the highest form of commerce.

(1967 – ) English comedian
Communication

I invented a new word – “plagiarism.”

Communication Language Wordplay