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I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
Mae West
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Mae West
American
Actress
Born:
Aug 17
,
1893
Died:
Nov 22
,
1980
Topics
Imitation
,
Real
,
Model
,
Just
,
Real Thing
,
Lady
,
Thing
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
Wisdom
Experience
Reflection
Three
First
Imitation
Easiest
Bitterest
Noblest
Learn
Methods
May
Which
Second
Third
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
Herman Melville
Better
Imitation
Fail
Than
Succeed
Originality
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Charles Caleb Colton
Imitation
Sincerest
Sincerest Form
Form
Flattery
To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
Marcus Aurelius
Best
Revenge
Imitation
Refrain
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer
Strength
Rudeness
Imitation
Weak
Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'
Edgar Allan Poe
Art
Nature
Man
Soul
Imitation
Define
Perceive
Through
Sacred
Mere
Veil
Term
Name
Call
However
Were
Very
Accurate
Artist
Senses
Reproduction
Should
I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
Mae West
Imitation
Real
Model
Just
Real Thing
Lady
Thing
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
Voltaire
Nothing
Imitation
Borrowed
Writers
Most
Another
Judicious
Original
Originality
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.
Brian Molko
Yourself
Imitation
Kind
Promoting
Highest
Highest Form
Individuality
Wrong
Because
Proud
Get
Being
Form
Flattery
Being Proud
Being Yourself
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
Samuel Johnson
Imitation
Those
We Cannot
Arises
Almost
Almost All
Absurdity
Conduct
Cannot
Who
Resemble
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