To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
STEVEN WRIGHT
STEVEN WRIGHT
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Steven Wright90 quotes“To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.”
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Steven WrightSteven Wright Some friends of mine got me a sweater for my birthday. I’d have preferred a moaner or a screamer, but the sweater was OK.
Steven WrightSteven Wright If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
Steven WrightSteven Wright I wish the first word I ever said was the word “quote”, so right before I die I could say “unquote”.
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Steven WrightSteven Wright I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
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Steven WrightSteven Wright On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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