Austin Kleon Quotes

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• The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.

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  Love You, Voice, Use

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.21, Workman Publishing

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• It's in the act of making things that we figure out who we are.

  Austin Kleon

  Who We Are, Figures

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• The biggest task in the morning is to try to keep my headspace from being invaded by the outside world.

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  Morning, Trying, Tasks

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• Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.

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  Important, Routine

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• Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, "Nothing is more important than an unread library."

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  Inspirational, Book, Reading

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.20, Workman Publishing

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• You're ready. Start making stuff.

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  Stuff, Ready

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.27, Workman Publishing

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• Don't worry about doing research. Just search.

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  Worry, Research

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.20, Workman Publishing

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• Today isn't just another day. Today I'll create something beautiful.

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  Beautiful, Today, Another Day

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• The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.

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  Persistence, Long, People

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.183, Workman Publishing

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• In order to be found, you have to be findable.

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  Order, Found You, Found

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.1, Workman Publishing

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• You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.

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  Letting Go, Moved On, Stuff

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.13, Workman Publishing

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• What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.

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  Artist, Creative, Good Art

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.7, Workman Publishing

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• Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.

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  Running, Art, Book

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.48, Workman Publishing

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• Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

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  Looks, World, Curious

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.19, Workman Publishing

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• Not everybody will get it. People will misinterpret you and what you do. They might even call you names. So get comfortable with being misunderstood, disparaged, or ignored -- the trick is to be too busy doing your work to care.

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  Names, People, Misunderstood

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.112, Workman Publishing

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• Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.

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  Waiting, Knows, Who You Are

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• Art that only comes from the head isn't any good. Watch any good musician and you'll see what I mean.

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  Art, Mean, Musician

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• Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.

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  Ideas, Mashups, Remix

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.9, Workman Publishing

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• Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.

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  People, Creative, Needs

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.67, Workman Publishing

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• The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.

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  Minutes, Teach, Turns

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.117, Workman Publishing

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• Be nice. (The world is a small town.)

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  Nice, World, Towns

  "8 Questions with Best Selling Author Austin Kleon". Interview with David W. Wright, sterlingandstone.net.

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• Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.

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  Hard Work, Brain, Looks

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.94, Workman Publishing

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• You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.

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  Mastery, Students, Push Yourself

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.197, Workman Publishing

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• The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.

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  Ideas, Good Ideas

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.14, Workman Publishing

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• Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.

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  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.30, Workman Publishing

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