"Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it"

When Laurence J. Peter said "originality is the art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it," he was suggesting that true originality is the ability to take in details and make it your own without being constrained or influenced by where it originated from. This needs a particular level of creativity and creativity that allows you to change what you hear into something new and various. While it may appear paradoxical to recommend that originality can originate from remembering what you hear, it is an important tip that the most creative ideas often originate from a synthesis of existing ideas and point of views.