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Imitation Quotes

"The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation."

Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Novelist

Imitation, Opponents, Poor

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"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Imitation, Absurdity

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"When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now."

Steve Lacy, American Musician

Imitation, Now, Originality, Research

"Imitation is the sincerest form of pain."

Roy Horn, German Entertainer

Imitation, Pain

"Imitation is the sincerest form of television."

Fred Allen, American Comedian

Imitation, Television

"I'm a very big Notorious B.I.G. fan and I do an imitation of him that always cracks everybody up."

Gene Ween, American Musician

"To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite."

Georg C. Lichtenberg, German Physicist

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