“Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
“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.”
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