Famous quotes containing the word imitating:
“To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)
“In philosophical inquiry, the human spirit, imitating the movement of the stars, must follow a curve which brings it back to its point of departure. To conclude is to close a circle.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
“Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature?”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)