Innovation Quote by Lionel Suggs

Imitation is a necessity of human nature.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

“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

Innovation without imitation is a complete waste of time.

— Mike Rowe

In spite of the extraordinary outpouring of totally and partially new products and new ways of doing things that we are witnessing today, by…

— Theodore Levitt

“The first—imitation—merely does enough to keep your competitors in check. It does not create space in the marketplace; all it does is temporarily ensure…

— Scott McKain

Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process

— Jamie Buckingham

“It is human nature to resist change... but yet, it is human nature to be innovative. Humans are contradicitve based on the fact that…

— Faith Tilley Johnson

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…

— David Baker

“It takes people from the outside to change things on the inside. Innovation happens from outsiders.”

— Richie Norton

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

— Herman Melville

Imitation is just the fear of bringing out ur creative self.

— Niidoodo

“In an autocratic society, can you innovate? You can certainly replicate, produce, take orders from other people. But can you innovate?”

— Dateline London