Niccolo Machiavelli

A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.

Italian Writer

Madonna Ciccone

If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden.

American Musician

Sebastian Bach

It's weird, like, my life has always imitated art, and my art has always imitated life.

Canadian Musician

Ernst Fischer

I don't want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.

Austrian Writer

Woody Allen

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

American Director

Peter Lorre

I've been billed as the world's most imitated actor.

Oscar Wilde

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Irish Poet

Ani DiFranco

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

Statik Selektah

American Producer

Michael Douglas

American Actor

Be mindful when imitating accents to avoid offending someone.

Cultural Awareness

Imitating can be seen as flattery or mockery, depending on your intent.

Intent Matters

Imitate implies a closer resemblance than 'resemble' without complete identity.

Subtle Differences

Imitating role models can accelerate language learning and skill acquisition.

Learning Strategy

Successful imitation requires careful observation of the details.

Observation Key

Using imitation to practice speech can help understand native speakers better.

Comprehension Aid

Imitating may be the first step before developing unique business features.

Business Innovation

In business, imitating too closely may lead to legal issues like copyright infringement.

Infringement Risk

Companies often imitate competitors’ successful products to stay competitive.

Market Strategy

 So I don't think it's any different than photography. - So you can see your aperture. That's what your camera's doing automatically. There's only three things cameras do. So you have a sensor. You have an aperture and a shutter. That's what a camera is. - That's right, yep. - Everything with those basics. - You know, we always say art imitates life.

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 For one thing they must be involved in things like imitation and emulation. Because to imitate a complex act requires my brain to adopt the other person's point of view. So, this is important for imitation and emulation. Well, why is that important? Well, let's take a look at the next slide.

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 sound we have yeah I like to imitate them we have parrot fish chipping away at coral their sharp beaks and the base of a humpback whale pretty much perfect pret never hurt see what I mean there's music all over the world and last but not least he has the runic of a hot of

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 And that ability to imitate, as well as to use tools, is something which started among monkeys, but has been brought to a much greater level among the apes. Those two talents were ultimately to lead to the transformation of the world.

Attenborough: Amazing...

 too human but while chimps across the world only have a limited repertoire of vocalizations they constantly invent and share new gestures with each other one theory basically is that they imitate gestures from each other they

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 and allows ecosystems to flourish. You might even say that for this iconic plant, life imitates legend. In the wild, mistletoe has the power to bring things together, and in our own traditions, we see that happening, too.

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 and the only light visible to the animals in the deep would be the blue light of the optical lure, which we called the electronic jellyfish, or e-jelly, because it was designed to imitate the bioluminescent display

How we found the giant...

 But while chimps across the world only have a limited repertoire of vocalizations, they constantly invent and share new gestures with each other. One theory basically is that they imitate gestures from each other.

How to Speak Chimpanzee...

 they gave it to a non-palsy actress. College was imitating life. Hollywood has a sordid history of casting able-bodied actors to play disabled onscreen. Upon graduating, I moved back home,

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 imitate what she's seen others doing but the most important thing we share is our big brain it's that that has produced so many of the talents and abilities that we have in common