Quotes & Sayings About Flattery Imitation

I think imitation is always the greatest form of flattery. — Simon De Pury

No, that thievery is." I shake my head, turning away from the replication. "Nobody likes a cheap knock-off. If you're going to be an artist, you've gotta do your own thing. Be your own person. Create what's in you instead of impersonating others. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but I call bullshit. It's one thing to be inspired by something. It's another thing to fucking copy it. — J.M. Darhower

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but theft is a sin. — Elena

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. — Joyce Brothers

The other Max looked at me, and her eyes narrowed. 'They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,' she said snidely. 'So I guess you're really sucking up.'
'Who are you?' I gasped, my eyes wide. 'You're an impostor!'
'No she isn't.' The little creepy one, Angel, turned to look at me. Her arm was still bleeding where Ari had bitten it. 'You are.'
I swallowed my anger. Who did she think she was, her and her stupid dog? I gave a concerned smile. 'But Angel,' I said, sincerity dripping from my voice, 'how can you say that? You know who I am.'
'I think I'm Angel,' she said. 'And my dog isn't stupid. You're the stupid one, to think that you could fool us. I can read minds, you idiot. — James Patterson

After watching the State of the Union address the other night [1994], I'm reminded of the old adage that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Only in this case, it's not flattery, but grand larceny: the intellectual theft of ideas that you and I recognize as our own. Speech delivery counts for little on the world stage unless you have convictions, and, yes, the vision to see beyond the front row seats. — Ronald Reagan

They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery... but I say that it is the WORST form of creativity. — Antwian Marcel Crawford

Imitation is the surest form of flattery and failure. I am not interested with your talk about my ideas. I am more interested in your applying them to your life. If you do not, then you are essentially not in accord with your own mind. — Miyamoto Musashi

What makes you attractive is being yourself, being natural, being unaware. Even though makeup is important, you should do it all, and then forget about it. You don't want to look like anyone else, any more than you want to be anyone else. You want to look like you. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery - but it's flattering to someone else. Not to you. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Imitation is the best form of flattery. — Marie Dubuque

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, than Christians have become pop culture's most devoted admirers. — Skye Jethani

Imitation is the highest from of flattery. Until it isn't. — Em Bailey

Imitation is always insult--not flattery. — Frank Lloyd Wright

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery. — Charles Caleb Colton

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but worship is the greatest form of adoration. — Jayce O'Neal

Becoming accomplished at what you do is no easy task, nor is the goal reached in a day. The process is time consuming, requires dedication, innovative ideas, meticulous strategizing and can be quite tedious at times. For many, the ultimate objective is to challenge the status quo, change the game, chart unexplored territory, and set a new standard of excellence. Sometimes hitting those marks is its own reward. Seeing others apply your blueprint to construct their own path to success is even more fulfilling. Leaders are motivated by believers! Bask in the imitation of others. After all, it is the highest form of flattery! — Carlos Wallace

In Hollywood, imitation is the most profitable form of flattery. That is the only plausible explanation ... — Desson Thomson

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning. — George Bernard Shaw

I don't think imitation is the highest form of flattery, I think it's annoying. — Pink

Imitation is the sincerest flattery. — Mahatma Gandhi

He looked at her and tilted his head very slightly in wonder. He had forgotten, as he always forgot, how beautiful she was. Her hair was held away from her face by the ruby and gold headband that crossed her dark brows. Her skin was flawless and so fair as to be translucent. She dressed as always in an imitation of Hephestia, but it was far easier to imagine the impersonal cruelty of the Great Goddess than to see cruelty in the face in the Queen of Attolia. Looking at her, Eugenides smiled.
Attolia saw his smile, without any hint of self-effacement or flattery or opportunism, a smile wholly unlike that of any member of her court, and she hit him across the face with her hand. His head rocked on his shoulders. He made no sound but sank to his knees ... — Megan Whalen Turner

Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery. — Peyton Manning

I believe that love
not imitation
is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't. — Marilyn Vos Savant

If imitation is the greatest form of flattery,
Punk, don't flatter me. — J-Ro

Imitation is flattery — Rick Riordan

imitation really is the most sincere form of flattery. But — Stephen King

Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic. — Michael Berryman

I know imitation is the highest form of flattery, but stealing one's identity is totally different. — AnnaLynne McCord

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. — Lil' Mama

Imitation isn't the sincerest form of flattery - it's plagiarism. — Red Skelton

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the rise of a trout to the tied fly, is the purest form of flattering nature with art. — R.E. Long