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QuantumGoodtoday at 12:15 PM2 repliesview on HN

"Good artists copy, great artists steal, the best artists make lies seem true." – Steve Jobs.

Actually, Jobs self-servingly refactored then misattributed to Picasso the line,

  "Good artists copy, great artists steal."
Jobs did seem to properly remarket Picasso's intent, though, as Picasso had said:

  "When there's anything to steal, I steal."

  "What does it mean, an artist copies? It is normal. The important thing is to do it better."

  "Art is a series of masterly thefts."

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goolztoday at 3:59 PM

That last line is wonderful! Thank you for this man. I honestly like the original more despite it's wordiness.

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geniiumtoday at 3:25 PM

Thanks for making me smile

I love that quote and like to share it often with people around me

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