Emulate Quotes · Page 2

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his…

— Confucius

Imitate until you emulate; match and surpass those who launched you. It's the highest form of thankfulness.

— Mark Victor Hansen

I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him.

— Andre Previn

Kids are sponges. They will emulate what they see and what they're exposed to.

— LeVar Burton

Our poetry emulates the recent progress in military strategy: Our army's strength is the foot soldiers.

— Franz Grillparzer

Man emulates earth Earth emulates heaven Heaven emulates the Way The way emulates nature.

— Henry David Thoreau

There isn't one thing the federal government does that anybody in Big Business would emulate, at least not in the profit sector.

— Rush Limbaugh

When you aren't working, you really want to emulate the real version of yourself.

— Erin Wasson

If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are…

— Portia de Rossi

My father's religious life was not Biblically centered. He was a saintly man, whom I could never emulate, so I went into…

— Frank Moore Cross

Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move…

— Poppy Z. Brite

Usually, impersonations come out of something you dig, because you're listening to it over and over. And you kind of start developing...…

— Alex Borstein

There are movies that I love tonally, that I would love to emulate. Anything from Wes Anderson or the Coen brothers is…

— Sam Huntington

Too many of Disney animators, and a lot try to emulate Disney, are trying to hit what they call quality levels. They're…

— Ralph Bakshi

I have a lot of trouble understanding how people see me as a celebrity. I work 14 hours a day, and then…

— America Ferrera

You know that I try to maintain a continuous conversation with you. I take comfort in the thought that the important thing…

— Pope John Paul I

A lot of people say I tried to emulate Tupac, but when I look back at my career, we're very different artists.…

— Ja Rule

I have read many, many of these first-time published efforts and often, even though some are absolutely at pro levels of production,…

— Gail Simone

Just as eagles soar through the vast expanse of the sky without meeting any obstructions, needing only minimal effort to maintain their…

— Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Education is fundamental. And I know some aren't blessed to be afforded the luxury, 'cause as sad as it is in 2016,…

— Eva Marcille

“God never uses one approach to the get his job done in the world. Each soul has its own way of being…

— Shannon L. Alder

My dancing came about as a way to be cool, actually. I knew early on that I was not a street kid.…

— Michael K. Williams

The pursuit of Fashion is the attempt of the middle class to co-opt tragedy. In adopting the clothing, speech, and personal habits…

— David Mamet

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is actually someone I have a personal relationship with and who continues to do amazing things in her community. I…

— Allyson Felix

All art emulates the condition of ritual. That is what it comes from and to that it must always return for nourishment.

— T. S. Eliot

I actually was consciously trying to emulate bands like Bruce Springsteen, and just trying to emulate what they do structurally.

— Tom Curren

I wanted to emulate my father. I wanted to be as tough as he was. I wanted to do the things that…

— Arnold Palmer

I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.

— Douglas Fairbanks, Jr

Your uniqueness is your greatest strength, not how well you emulate others.

— Anonymous

There are tons of amazing women out there for girls to emulate but the media isn't celebrating them to the masses.

— Lynsey Dyer

Nelson Mandela is a leader Barack Obama should try to emulate... He could start by spending 27 years in prison.

— Don Imus

Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress.

— Gianni Versace

It was Noel Coward whose technique I envied and tried to emulate. I collected all his records and writing.

— Kenneth Williams

Always remember that your personality is your big asset. Do not try to emulate another person. Real personality comes from the heart.

— Thomas Watson, Jr

There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage.

— Carl Van Vechten

A horn has that voice quality, and an electric guitar can emulate that. But playing an acoustic, the notes don't sustain like…

— Bill Orcutt

I envy Pete Sampras's dullness. I wish I could emulate his spectacular lack of inspiration.

— Andre Agassi

Although there are people saying I'm putting on a show, I'm hoping more will emulate my 'performance.' If more people did, more…

— Chen Guangbiao

...It's an unmeetable level of writing. But even if it's something I feel like I can't ever attain, it doesn't crush my…

— Paul Banks

Great masters neither want nor need your worship. Your greatest gift to them and yourself is to emulate their divinity by claiming…

— Alan Cohen