“If you fail in copying from a master you succeed in birthing an original art. Kushal Poddar, Poet” — Kushal Poddar, Poet Copy Share Image
Man is an idiot. He doesn't know how to do anything without copying, without imitating, without plagiarizing, without aping. It might even… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A mediocre man copying nature will never produce a work of art, because he really looks without seeing, and though he may… — Auguste Rodin Copy Share Image
We all are influenced by things and copy things, but often where there is a certain level of copying, only the surface… — Jason Fulford Copy Share Image
Advice? Focus on the craft. Study the greats. Try and understand how and why they made the writing choices they did. Then,… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find your self. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The not-quite-sort-of lie works here too - often an ad will announce that "Congressman Johnson voted for a bill that gave tax… — James Lileks Copy Share Image
It's really hard to copy another actor and be successful. In fact, that's usually the reason people are not good, because they're… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I'm not copying Bipasha in 'Trishna.' It is no doubt a remake of 'Jism,' but there are certain differences. — Rituparna Sengupta Copy Share Image
When you're young, you obviously have people you look up to. People like Andrew Oldham and Nile Rodgers inspired me then, and… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
Growing new limbs, copying internal organs like a Xerox machine, exponential increases in computing power, better eyes and ears - I could… — S. Jay Olshansky Copy Share Image
I have studied the art of the masters and the art of the moderns, avoiding any preconceived system and without prejudice. I… — Gustave Courbet Copy Share Image
Shading is more like copying. And certainly I do copy, but I'm making drawings, and I'm not trying to make them with… — Ellsworth Kelly Copy Share Image
Art does not lie in copying nature.- Nature furnishes the material by means of which is to express a beauty still unexpressed… — Henry James Copy Share Image
Copying is not theft. Because when you steal something it means the other person doesn't have it anymore. — Lexi Alexander Copy Share Image
The first step is: accept yourself as you are; drop all shoulds. Don`t carry any ought on your heart! You are not… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I don't remember that I copied any guitar player note-for-note. But I remember copying Charlie Parker note for note. — Joe Pass Copy Share Image
What draws people to the instrument is the love for guitar players that play a certain way. I mean, even though it… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to translate it, although it might be easy. Translation is very… — Boris Pasternak Copy Share Image
I used to play a lot of chess and competitive chess and study chess and as you get to the grandmasters and… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
I was meticulously copying other art and then I realized I could just use a camera and put my time into an… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I guess the one-liner kind of comic sounds like a guy who can talk and talk and whatever the subject is, he… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I shan't get free of my emotion by copying the tree faithfully, or by drawing its leaves one by one in the… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Today's aikido is so dimensionless. It's hollow, empty on the inside. People try to reach the highest levels without even paying their… — Gozo Shioda Copy Share Image
