The true artist is known by the use he makes of what he annexes, and he annexes everything.

Oscar Wilde

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Topic

Borrowing and creativity Creativity

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

Olivia at the Lyceum Dramatic Review

Language

English

Time

1885 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Olivia at the Lyceum." Dramatic Review, 30 May 1885.

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East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

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The Ballad of East and West

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Topic
East vs. West Clash of civilizations Globalization

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Rudyard Kipling
Source
The Ballad of East and West
Medium
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Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The Ballad of East and West." Pioneer, 2 Dec. 1889.

Current Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The Ballad of East and West." The Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling. Wordsworth Editions, 1999.

Another quote about Creativity

You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"

George Bernard Shaw

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Thinking outside the box Thinking big Creativity
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The Serpent

Author

George Bernard Shaw
Source
In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden) Back to Methuselah
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1921 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. "In the Beginning: B.C. 4004." Back to Methuselah. Penguin, 1988, pt. 1, act 1. Originally published by Constable/Brentano's, 1921.