"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."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Growth, Imitation, Mistake, Learning, Identity

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"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."

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