Quotes & Sayings About Plagiarism Research

Steal from one man, it's plagiarism. Steal from a thousand men, it's research. — Quentin Reynolds

One semester, I was busted for reverse plagiarism, which basically meant I was too lazy to research a paper for my psychology class so cited false references to support my own theories on deviant behavior. — Jennifer Coburn

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. — Steven Wright

Scientific fraud, plagiarism, and ghost writing are increasingly being reported in the news media, creating the impression that misconduct has become a widespread and omnipresent evil in scientific research. — Heinrich Rohrer

If you seal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research. (Mizner) — Brian O'Hare

Taking things from one source is plagiarism; taking things from several sources is research. — John McPhee

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research. — Wilson Mizner

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'.
[Lobachevsky] — Tom Lehrer

If you copy from one author, it's plagiarism, but if you copy from many, it's research. — Wilson Mizner

The writer Wilson Mizner said if you copy from one author, it's plagiarism, but if you copy from many, it's research. I — Austin Kleon

You don't want to become guilty of plagiarism by letting someone else's words get inadvertently mixed in with your own. If you do feel the need to paste in a block of research while you're writing, be sure to highlight the copied text in a different color so you can go back and remove or rewrite it entirely later. — Gayle Lynds

Stealing from one author is plagiarism; from many authors, research. — Walter Moers