Community Quote by Bill Griffith

When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now.

— Steve Lacy

It's pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos…

— Jerry Garcia

The weaving of mankind into one community does not imply the creation of a homogeneous community, but rather the reverse; the welcome and adequate…

— H. G. Wells

That's what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation.

— Bradford Cox

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.

— H. L. Mencken

Imitation is for shirkers, like-minded-ness for the comfort lovers, unifying for the creators.

— Mary Parker Follett

Imitation is a necessity of human nature.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

I think what's wonderful is that 'Community' has always had its voice, has always had it's vision, and that started from the very beginning.

— Jim Rash

...Attempts at imitation would put the emphasis where it didn't belong. The goal was to improve the lives of others, not oneself.

— Tracy Kidder

“Unknowing imitation is almost a recipe for bad design. If you don’t know where your ideas are coming from, you’re probably imitating an imitator.”

— Paul Graham

The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The best imitation in the world is not half as good as a poor original.

— Luise Rainer