#imitates

The immature artist imitates. Mature artists steal. ↗

— Lionel Trilling

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Art imitates life. Life imitates high school. ↗

— Brad Holland

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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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There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original. ↗

— Judith Butler

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