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One cannot possibly understand the teaching of the saints unless one has a pure mind and is trying to imitate their life. ↗

— Athanasius

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And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey. ↗

— Russell Banks

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I could tell you which writer's rhythms I am imitating. It's not exactly plagiarism, it's falling in love with good language and trying to imitate it. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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I always admired virtue - but I could never imitate it. ↗

— Charles II

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The parrot's so funny. He imitates me and I don't even realize he's doing it. I'm walking around the house talking to myself and whistling and the next day he's said something I've said... it's scary you know? ↗

— Mick Ralphs

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The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years. ↗

— Stendhal

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I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people. ↗

— Cecil Taylor

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Hollywood has an obligation to watch what they put out there. Kids do imitate what they see - good or bad. ↗

— Morgan Brittany

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Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal. ↗