Emphasis Quote by Tracy Kidder

Imitation is a necessity of human nature.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

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

— Herman Melville

Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than…

— Albert Pinkham Ryder

Imitation is a caricature. Any imitation. Find out for yourself.

— Vladimir Horowitz

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

— Mary Parker Follett

It's better to fail in originality then it is to succeed in imitation.

— Conor Maynard

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

— Niidoodo

Imitation pleases, because it affords matter for inquiring into the truth or falsehood of imitation, by comparing its likeness or unlikeness with the original.

— John Dryden

“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

Would you rather fail being original or successful being an imitation?

— Anonymous

The aim is not to give human beings real goals that warrant belief, and tasks to share in, but to re-establish "belonging," although this…

— Paul Goodman

To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.

— Anonymous