Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Admiration of great men, living or dead, naturally evokes imitation of them in a greater or less degree.
The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.
They say imitation is the best form of flattery. That is particularly the case if you’re a U.S. presidential candidate and pundits are likening you to a conservative giant like Ronald Reagan.
There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original.
My works are an imitation of my own past and present.
I never said, ‘Lady Gaga is a poor imitation of me.’ That was a completely made-up quote.
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 desire to avoid the risk of unconscious imitation.
Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done.
To be a great artist, you need to know yourself as best as you possibly can. I live my life and delve into my own psyche. It’s more about exploring how I feel rather than making pale imitations of something that came before. We are unique beings, and the way we look at things is our own.
Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic.
Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.
Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun’s image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea’s surface and to the sun itself.
My art flatters nobody by imitation; it courts nobody by smoothness, tickles nobody by petiteness… there is no finish in nature.
I feel like I have to create the Keith Whitley sound. That doesn’t mean I can’t borrow from the people I grew up listening to, but it doesn’t serve any purpose to sing the same kind of songs they sang. When you do that, it’s going to come out sounding like an imitation, whether it’s meant to or not.
I wanted ‘Imitations’ to be a fully realized record from start to finish, with a cohesive sound and a sequence that took you from one song to the other, just like I would with a record of original stuff.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
Hated ‘The Imitation Game.’ Totally inaccurate. A gay man with a messy room? Don’t buy it.
Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.
I’ve seen many imitations on ‘Gag Concert’ and other programs, too, and I’ve been watching happily.
The human is indissolubly linked with imitation: a human being only becomes human at all by imitating other human beings.
My favorite movie is ‘Imitation of Life.’ It’s just a true love story, and it really touched me.
Actually, the first songs I learned were imitations of Johnny Mathis.
My kitchen is an imitation, really, of my mum’s, except for the big American fridge.
Imitation is the best form of flattery; people generally understand that my comedy is not intended to hurt anybody. Occasionally, an actor might take exception, but they should just understand that it is all done in good humour.
I love when people say ‘Imitation Game’ is such a crowd pleaser.
To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
Art should be life. It’s an imitation of life. It should have some humanity in it.
My cut is blunt and futuristic, and Nicki Minaj started wearing that bob on her head after she came to my show, so at the end of the day, I know what I do, and I know what I possess, and I know who I am. I’m a trendsetter. The biggest form of flattery is imitation, so I’m flattered.
The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation.
Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.
All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.
Since Mary is the prototype of pure womanhood, the imitation of Mary must be the goal of girls’ education.
The theologians have recognized that the ideal is the imitation of God. If we be a part of such an organic thing, this thing is God to us, as I am God to the cells that compose me.
Now I want to make it plain that ‘The Virgin Spring’ must be regarded as an aberration. It’s touristic, a lousy imitation of Kurosawa.
One doesn’t have to resort to cheap imitations of characters or people around you to make others laugh. At least, that is what I’ve always believed in.
Often, I feel like a cheap imitation aesthetically looks better to me than the real, out-of-reach thing. It’s amazing that brands create a whole illusion of exclusivity and luxury, and then you can go get the $5 version of a $30,000 thing and feel the same way but have a cool little secret.
We are drowning in partisan rhetoric that is just true enough not to be a lie; in industry-sponsored research; in social media’s imitation of human connection; in legalese and corporate double-speak.
Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of the passions and their operations in diversified situations.
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