Imitation Quotes

411 Imitation quotes by 304 unique authors

The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for… — Israel Zangwill
I detest imitation, I detest hackneyed devices. — Sergei Prokofiev
Is there any moral enormity which might not be justified by imitation of such a Deity? — John Stuart Mill
Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide. — Marva Collins
Knowledge passes from dance teacher into the student through the process of mane, which is often translated as imitation, but learning to dance is more… — Mineko Iwasaki
The only sense we still respect is eyesight, probably because it is so closely attached to the brain. Go into any American house at random,… — Galway Kinnell
All art is but imitation of nature. — Seneca the Younger
I believe that a large part of the training in the regional theaters is in imitation of the British style of acting. The British orientation… — Arthur Penn
Poetry had great powers over me from my childhood, and today the poems live in my memory which I read at the age of 7… — Bayard Taylor
The best imitation in the world is not half as good as a poor original. — Luise Rainer
Admiration of great men, living or dead, naturally evokes imitation of them in a greater or less degree. — Samuel Smiles
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. — Charles Caleb Colton
Imitation is the sincerest form of pain. — Roy Horn
The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation. — Orhan Pamuk
The reason is that for many years I have avoided reading anything whatsoever that approaches my own line of country, out of a somewhat fanatical… — Leslie Charteris
For years that may mean imitation. Then, one day, it is like a door opening, and a new thought comes in. Why not try this… — Lukas Foss
It might be hard to remember this far back, but once upon a time, some of us hoped that public TV would develop into a… — Tom Shales
The point of painting is not really deception or imitation. — A. S. Byatt
Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. — Voltaire
It is generally admitted that with woman the powers of intuition, of rapid perception and perhaps of imitation, are more strongly marked than in man:… — Charles Darwin
Literary criticism can be no more than a reasoned account of the feeling produced upon the critic by the book he is criticizing. Criticism can… — DH Lawrence
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch… — Voltaire
I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever… — David Baker
I don't like traditions, I am very personal, very independent, I don't like intimate ladies, I mean in German lieder there's a lot of copy,… — Victoria De Los Angeles
Imitation is limitation exposed. — Tasneem Hameed

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