Novelty

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

—Arthur Koestler

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

—John Cage

For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news.

—Gloria Borger

Most advances in science come when a person for one reason or another is forced to change fields.

—Peter Borden

Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.

—Edith Wharton

There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.

—Ambrose Bierce