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Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process
Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely
into life and manners, and thereby to read more
I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely
into life and manners, and thereby to learn to express them with
truth.
[Lat., Respicere exemplar vitae morumque jubebo
Doctum imitatorem, et veras hinc ducere voces.]
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
I used to make original snowmen, but it was time consuming, hard work. So I said, heck, this is crazy! read more
I used to make original snowmen, but it was time consuming, hard work. So I said, heck, this is crazy! Now I crank out crude imitations of what's already popular! It takes no time or thought, and most people don't care about the difference, anyway! And what good is originality if you can't crank it out?
