One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact. Alfred de Vigny
Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly. Malcolm Bradbury
Our goal has been to stay true to what people most love about the original Pirates! while upgrading, enhancing, and in some cases, re-inventing the game to make it a great experience for today's gamers. Sid Meier
Our original idea was to help three or four hundred candidates in the first election run for the Ohio State legislature and the California legislature around the country. Pete du Pont
Oxymorons are sometimes inadvertently created by errors or sloppiness in conversation; common examples include extremely average, objective opinion, pretty ugly, and original copy.
Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task. Richard Leakey
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. Allen Ginsberg