Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
[Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon read more

Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
[Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon avis
Que les imitateurs.]

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?

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process

Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process