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Steal Quotes
Where borrowing ends and stealing begins.
These steal quotes play with the idea that taking from one source looks different than taking from many, especially in creative fields built on influence. See our Art quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on Jul 31, 2026
- Plagiarism
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If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.
- Great
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I'm a great collaborator. I really am. I will steal anyone's idea if it is a good one.
- Every
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I steal from every movie ever made.
- Lot
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There's a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.
- Copy
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Good artists copy, great artists steal.
- Music
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I'm not a great inventor from scratch. What I do is to use, steal, acquire, reproduce or re-cycle music from other musicians.
- Immature
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The immature artist imitates. Mature artists steal.
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I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and I don't compete with them.
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