Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.
From A Fortune Cookie
Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.
Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.
The Tony Burgess Blog 
Wise, but NOT A FORTUNE.
LikeLike
Reminds me of that line about when the US composer Gershwin went to France to learn from established European composers like Ravel. Ravel said – “Why be a second-rate Ravel, when you are a first-rate Gershwin?”
LikeLike
Judy Garland said that! She was very wise. 🙂
LikeLike