John Mason

You were born an original. Don't die a copy.

Source: You're Born an Original, Don't Die a Copy!, John L. Mason, 1993

This is essentially the title of John L. Mason's book, which is unusually strong evidence for the attribution - the line and the author are bound together by the book's own cover. I am confident the book and title exist; slightly less certain about the exact first-publication year, and the corpus wording ('You were born an original') is a minor variant of the title's 'You're born an original'. Strong attribution, minor wording drift.