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title: "19 Try Imitate Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Try Imitate quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Try Imitate sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Instead of accepting ourselves as we are, we try to imitate what we see around us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/instead-of-accepting-ourselves-as-we-are-we-try-to-imitate-what-we/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

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> [There's so many people out there who try to imitate what I do but I am the original,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paris-hilton/there-s-so-many-people-out-there-who-try-to-imitate-what-i-do-but-i/)

[Paris Hilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paris-hilton/)

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> [I can't bear living in this huge beautiful world and not try to imitate it as best I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mitchell/i-can-t-bear-living-in-this-huge-beautiful-world-and-not-try-to/)

[David Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mitchell/)

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> [“Children are amazing beings and it is we who shall try to imitate them and not the other way around.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lone-dybkj-r/children-are-amazing-beings-and-it-is-we-who-shall-try-to-imitate/)

[Lone Dybkjær](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lone-dybkj-r/)

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> [Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubie-brown/don-t-try-to-imitate-other-coaches-be-your-own-person-with-your-own/)

[Hubie Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubie-brown/)

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> [If what you want to do is make good art, decide whats good and try to imitate it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pinsky/if-what-you-want-to-do-is-make-good-art-decide-whats-good-and-try-to/)

[Robert Pinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pinsky/)

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> [It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aesop/it-is-foolish-to-try-to-imitate-the-skills-of-others/)

[Aesop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aesop/)

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> [Shah Rukh Khan is a self-made man, and he does inspire with what he does. It is foolish to think that one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harshvardhan-rane/shah-rukh-khan-is-a-self-made-man-and-he-does-inspire-with-what-he/)

[Harshvardhan Rane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harshvardhan-rane/)

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> [Work hard and figure out how to be useful and don't try to imitate anybody else's success. Figure out how to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-ford/work-hard-and-figure-out-how-to-be-useful-and-don-t-try-to-imitate/)

[Harrison Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-ford/)

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> [Never try to imitate someone else, while you have your own agenda to work on. Being yourself is the best way you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-lot/never-try-to-imitate-someone-else-while-you-have-your-own-agenda-to/)

[Lady Lot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-lot/)

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> [My style statement is to be myself! Because if you try to imitate someone else, you will end up feeling uncomfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shraddha-kapoor/my-style-statement-is-to-be-myself-because-if-you-try-to-imitate/)

[Shraddha Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shraddha-kapoor/)

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> [I think that's how you have to make films. You can't try to imitate or repeat. You have to make your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maryann-brandon/i-think-that-s-how-you-have-to-make-films-you-can-t-try-to-imitate-or/)

[Maryann Brandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maryann-brandon/)

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> [When I'm composing a scene for the first time, I try to imitate my character. The less critical distance the better -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dee/when-i-m-composing-a-scene-for-the-first-time-i-try-to-imitate-my/)

[Jonathan Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-dee/)

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> [Why should I copy this owl, this sea urchin? Why should I try to imitate nature? I might just as well try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-picasso/why-should-i-copy-this-owl-this-sea-urchin-why-should-i-try-to/)

[Pablo Picasso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-picasso/)

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> [Laugh at those who try to Imitate you...Get ready to Laugh at they face,Especially when you out of sight out of mind...Cant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frenchqueen/laugh-at-those-who-try-to-imitate-you-get-ready-to-laugh-at-they-face/)

[Frenchqueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frenchqueen/)

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> [I don't like to analyze what I do too much, but I certainly never meet a single person and say, 'You're the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lilley/i-don-t-like-to-analyze-what-i-do-too-much-but-i-certainly-never-meet/)

[Chris Lilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lilley/)

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> [It's really cool to see how many people try to imitate me or wear my stuff. I get a lot of Instagram…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-banks/it-s-really-cool-to-see-how-many-people-try-to-imitate-me-or-wear-my/)

[Sasha Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-banks/)

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> [Study the great brush drawings of the Chinese and Japanese... When we try to imitate their conventions for perspective, form and texture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-french-sloan/study-the-great-brush-drawings-of-the-chinese-and-japanese-when-we/)

[John French Sloan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-french-sloan/)

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> [I definitely wanted to pay homage to what he did and use his performance in the first one as a foundation. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-haysbert/i-definitely-wanted-to-pay-homage-to-what-he-did-and-use-his/)

[Dennis Haysbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-haysbert/)

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