Stephen Gaghan

My father's father wrote for a Philadelphia newspaper and aspired to be a playwright. We had in our house a couple of crazy unproduced plays that he had written. For the one creative writing class I took in my life, I didn't do any writing - I decided that I would plagiarize his terrible play to not fail the class.

American Director

Natasha Trethewey

I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.

American Poet

Evan Osnos

If one is going to plagiarize, it pays to be in politics, where the expectation for remorse and the likelihood of punishment are minimal.

American Journalist

Ana Kasparian

Nearly every politician plagiarizes their speeches, because nearly every politician has a speech writer do the work for them.

American Educator

Karl Kraus

An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself plagiarizing oneself.

Austrian Writer

Paul Scofield

Cheating on a quiz show? That's sort of like plagiarizing a comic strip.

British Actor

Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould

Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar.

American Writer

Nic Pizzolatto

Nothing in the television show 'True Detective' was plagiarized.

American Novelist

Rob Ford

You can't be the director of education and plagiarizing.

Canadian Politician

Jack Kelley

I've never fabricated or plagiarized anything.

Plagiarizing is considered cheating because it involves deceiving others into believing the work is original.

Deceptive Act

Plagiarism can lead to serious penalties, such as failure in a course or legal action.

Serious Consequences

Plagiarism isn't limited to copying text; it includes ideas, designs, music, and art.

Not Just Text

In academic contexts, plagiarism violates the principle of academic integrity and honesty.

Ethics in Academia

Plagiarism undermines the value placed on original ideas and intellectual effort.

Original Thought Value

Acknowledging sources through proper citation practices is essential to avoid plagiarism.

Proper Citation

 he'd been caught plagiarizing and faking quotes, and he was drenched in shame and regret, he told me. And he had the opportunity to publicly apologize at a foundation lunch. This was going to be the most important speech of his life.

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