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"Unfortunately the part that was commercially viable was not original, and the part that was original was not commercially viable." That's awesome.
by F_J_H 17y ago
"Unfortunately the part that was commercially viable was not original, and the part that was original was not commercially viable."
That's awesome.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agoIt's also a paraphrase of a much, much older phrase. I remember encountering it in the 70s. Something like: This (book|article|thesis|whatever) contains much that is good and original. Unfortunately the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good.
- F_J_H 17y agoYou are right - I remember hearing/reading that one now too, but I can't remember who said it. (It may have even been Churchill or Oscar Wilde.)