#imitates

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

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The immature artist imitates. Mature artists steal. ↗

— Lionel Trilling

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Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#far #imitates #life #more #than

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Art imitates life and, sometimes, life imitates art. It's a weird combination of elements. ↗

— Bruce Willis

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Art imitates life. Life imitates high school. ↗

— Brad Holland

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Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

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The writer of stories or of novels settles on men and imitates them; he exhausts the possibilities of his characters. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

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Television is much better crafted today then in the 70s. The content is less positive but I'm one of those that feel our entertainment reflects our world, it's not a driver - art imitates life. ↗

— Christopher Knight

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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it. ↗

— Francesco Guicciardini

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