“Stealing from one author is plagiarism; from many authors, research.”
“if you copy from one author, it’s plagiarism, but if you copy from many, it’s research.”
“To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.”
“Death threats from the ignorant, the criminal, the dishonest, and the ideologue, not the plagiarisms of the envious, is the sincerest form of flattery for an opinionated author.”
“If you steal from one person is Theft, and if you steal from Lots of people is Research”
“Some men borrow books; some men steal books; and others beg presentation copies from the author.”