If music in general is an imitation of history, opera in particular is an imitation of human willfulness; it is rooted in… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for giving to Mankind examples of an enlarged… — George Washington Copy Share Image
To illustrate the vain conceit that the universe must be somehow pre-ordained for us, because we are so well-suited to live in… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
With imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I went out there and wanted to be Shawn Michaels 2. — Christopher Daniels Copy Share Image
[J.F] Kennedy's own accent was inconsistent. So people are inconsistent. And it always kind of irks me when people talk about inconsistent… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The free system of government we have established is so congenial with reason, with common sense, and with a universal feeling, that… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Language as a real thing is not imitation either of sounds or colors or emotions it is an intellectual recreation and there… — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
In our fine arts, not imitation, but creation is the aim... The details, the prose of nature, he should omit, and give… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Imitation is a real instinct, but it is not always playful; play is a real instinct, but it is not always imitative.… — Karl Groos Copy Share Image
A lot of imitation is having the ability to listen, and luckily I think I'm good with my ear. — Harris Dickinson Copy Share Image
It is as well not to have too great an admiration for your master's work. You will be in less danger of… — Mary Cassatt Copy Share Image
Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked.… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
“People can copy anything; your mode of dressing, the way you talk, walk, dance, sing, cry, but they will find it very… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
You feel touched by a movie in a good or bad way or you have a strong reaction to something that's totally… — Gaspar Noe Copy Share Image
Admiration of great men, living or dead, naturally evokes imitation of them in a greater or less degree. — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk.… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The great end of all arts is to make an impression on the imagination and the feeling. The imitation of nature frequently… — Joshua Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Give me one more night to taste the dark When wolves imitate a lone dog's bark Let those secrets remain unspoken Fallen… — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
Or might the soul clone itself, create a perfect imitation of something yet to be defined? In this way, can a reflection… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
They say imitation is the best form of flattery. That is particularly the case if you're a U.S. presidential candidate and pundits… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
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