“Art is either revolution or plagiarism”

“The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!”

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity

“There are no other alternatives; either a socialist revolution or a make-believe revolution.”

Ernesto Che Guevara (1928–1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary

“Existing is plagiarism.”

Emil M. Cioran (1911–1995) Romanian philosopher and essayist

“I am never forget the day I first meet the great Lobachevsky.
In one word he told me secret of success in mathematics: Plagiarize!
Plagiarize,
Let no one else's work evade your eyes,
Remember why the good Lord made your eyes,
So don't shade your eyes,
But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize…
Only be sure always to call it please "research."”

Tom Lehrer (1928) American singer-songwriter and mathematician

“Self-plagiarism is style.”

Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) British filmmaker

“The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.”

Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist

“The revolution cannot seek to stifle art or culture since one of the goals and fundamental aims of the revolution is to develop art and culture, precisely so that art and culture truly become the patrimony of the people.”

Fidel Castro (1926–2016) former First Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Cuba

“The evolution of art has nothing to do with the revolution of society.”

Isidore Isou (1925–2007) Romanian-born French poet, film critic and visual artist

“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet