Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edmund Burke

It is by imitation, far more than by precept, that we learn everything; and what we learn thus, we acquire not only more effectually, but more pleasantly.

Baltasar Gracian

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

Denis Waitley

We learn by observation, imitation and repetition.

Eric Hoffer

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength

Jeaniene Frost

I’m the only authentic Vlad. Everyone else is merely an envious imitation.

Ernst Moritz Arndt

Who has no own conviction dissipates himself in the imitation of others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The only good copies are those which make us see the absurdity of bad originals.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Borrowed wit is the poorest wit.

Robert Lantos

It is a sad testament of the absurdity of the ratings code and the completely illogical moral criteria that provide the underpinning for it, where any form of violence is perfectly acceptable for kids but sexuality continues to be the ultimate taboo,

George Soros

The absurdity of its illegality has been clear to me for some time. I learned about pot from my kids and realized it was a lot better than Scotch, and I loved the Scotch. Then I went to my doctor, and he said, 'I'm thrilled. You're drinking too much. You're much better off doing pot than drinking.'

Anatole France

The absurdity of a religious practice may be clearly demonstrated without lessening the numbers of people who indulge in it

Adlai E. Stevenson

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often become the height of wisdom in another

T. J. Miller

Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.

Peter Sarsgaard

I get so happy to see someone like Jodie descend into absurdity and be human.

Arthur Schopenhauer

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to impose it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity

Kurt Braunohler

I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my life?' I started to think about why I was a comedian, and then I came up with a reason for existence, which is: inserting absurdity or stupidity into strangers' lives in order to make the world a better place.

Baruch Spinoza

He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.

Sean Combs

I was like a wonder kid at Uptown. The first record I produced sold two million copies - and I'd only produced it because the producer didn't show up.

Alexis de Tocqueville

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies

Steve Swasey

If we have more demand for a specific movie than we have copies of that movie, we will give preference to our lower-volume customers.

Jamie Wyeth

I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner's in each house. I read those books all the time.

Ken Johnson

Much of the increase in generic drug use advocated by Express Scripts involves switching patients to medicines different from those prescribed by their physicians. They are not generic copies of the prescribed treatments. Patients differ from one another, as do medicines in a therapeutic class. It is important that the patient and his or her physician determine which medicine is right for the patient.

Liu Jun

Since lots of people's marriages are similar copies of their parents, it's essential to know about the family background.

McRae Reed

We sent out about 200 copies of the first record and within a month, everyone seemed to be playing it.

Dario Argento

Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies.

Jyoti Basu

We were satisfied with the response of the front partners (at the meeting). But, to reassure them further, we distributed copies of the politburo document, which we normally don't.