{"quotes":[{"text":"God never uses one approach to the get his job done in the world. Each soul has its own way of being reached. He has put inside of each of us an unique song, that only another heart can hear clearly. To wish you were someone else robs another human being of the special blessings, talents and gifts God meant for you to share.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["comparison","compatability","conformity","connection","copying","drone","emulate","self-esteem","self-worth","staying-positive","stayingpositiveu-com"],"id":21091,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["copying","copyright","copyright-infringement","creativity","credit","envy","helping-others","honesty","originality","plagiarism","pleasure","selfishness","skill","support","talent","wit"],"id":33898,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"Here's how man thinks: 'If no one’s done it, why should I try? It’s a waste of time; but if he’s done it, I can do it better.","author":"Nabil N. Jamal","tags":["attitude","better","confidence","copying","done","done-it","i","i-can","jamal","jealous","jealousy","man","motivation","nabil","nabil-jamal","nabil-n-jamal","think","thinks","try","waste"],"id":61915,"author_id":"Nabil+N.+Jamal"},{"text":"Implementing best practice is copying yesterday, innovation is inventing tomorrow.","author":"Paul Sloane","tags":["copying","innovation","inventing"],"id":68696,"author_id":"Paul+Sloane"},{"text":"When you are gunning to be like other people, you are foolishly repeating their mistakes, and the worst of it all is that you can't even correct yours.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["brainless","copy","copycat","copying","correction","failure","fake","fake-people","fanatic","fanatism","fool","foolishness","imitation","imitator","impersonating","impersonator","lunacy","lunatic","michael-bassey-johnsom","mistake","pose","repetition","satire"],"id":124326,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"},{"text":"Copy cats may seem good at what they are doing, but they will never find a spot at the top.","author":"Cyc Jouzy","tags":["benchmarking","business","copying","entrepreneur","life","pinnacle","top"],"id":185864,"author_id":"Cyc+Jouzy"},{"text":"There must be a certain amount of imitation, copying, in outward technique, but when there is inward, psychological imitation surely we cease to be creative.","author":"Jiddu Krishnamurti","tags":["copying","creativity","imitation"],"id":208753,"author_id":"Jiddu+Krishnamurti"},{"text":"Why escape your intended purpose by copying and trying to be someone else? You will discover who you were meant to be only after you have shown confidence being yourself.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["be-you","be-yourself","be-yourself","confidence","confident","copy","copying","copying-others","discovery","escape","evolution","fate","fear","follower","imitate","imitation","insecure","insecurity","intention","love-yourself","purpose","self-discovery","self-esteem","self-love","stay-true","true-you","yourself"],"id":226673,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"People who copy you will always be one step behind.","author":"Wayne Gerard Trotman","tags":["copying","creativity","envy","fashion","followers","leader","leadership","originality","plagiarism","sheep"],"id":268427,"author_id":"Wayne+Gerard+Trotman"},{"text":"One of the fundamental causes of the disintegration of society is copying, which is the worship of authority.","author":"Jiddu Krishnamurti","tags":["ity","copying","imitation","society","worship"],"id":321296,"author_id":"Jiddu+Krishnamurti"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":15,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}