Austin Kleon Quotes - Page 3

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• The computer brings out the uptight perfectionist in us - we start editing ideas before we have them.

  Austin Kleon

  Editing, Ideas, Uptight

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.58, Workman Publishing

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• Art is theft”) and Igor Stravinsky (“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal”), I’ve always stolen from the people I admire – not plagiarized, mind you, but stolen bits of ideas and stylistic influences. If you steal widely enough, after all, your models are inevitably changed and the result is in the end completely yours. Kleon cites André Gide to this point, in a quotation I love: “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.

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  Art, Ideas, People

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• You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.

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  Facts, Mashups, You Choose

  "Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative". Book by Austin Kleon, 2012.

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• Dig into almost every overnight success story and you’ll find about a decade’s worth of hard work and perseverance.

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  Perseverance, Hard Work, Stories

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.47, Workman Publishing

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• Every artist gets asked the question, 'Where do you get your ideas?' The honest artist answers, 'I steal them.'

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  Artist, Ideas, Innovation

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• If you’re worried about giving your secrets away, you can share your dots without connecting them.

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  Giving, Secret, Dots

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.85, Workman Publishing

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• It sounds a little extreme, but in this day and age, if your work isn't online, it doesn't exist.

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  Age, Littles, Sound

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.23, Workman Publishing

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• Enjoy your obscurity while it lasts.

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  Obscurity, Lasts, Enjoy

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.78, Workman Publishing

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• Do good work and share it with people.

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  People, Good Work, Share

  "Austin Kleon – Artist and Writer". IDEAMENSCH interview, ideamensch.com. March 22, 2012.

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• Don't think of your website as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine.

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  Thinking, Self, Machines

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.67, Workman Publishing

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• Copying is about reverse-engineering.

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  Engineering, Copying, Reverse

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.33, Workman Publishing

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• School is one thing. Education is another. The two don’t always overlap. Whether you’re in school or not, it’s always your job to get yourself an education.

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  Jobs, School, Two

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

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• Eat breakfast. Do some push-ups. Go for long walks. Get plenty of sleep.

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  Sleep, Long Walks, Breakfast

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• Marriage is two people in love standing in the same bathroom

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  Two, People, Bathroom

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• The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best - write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career.

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  Writing, Careers, Advice

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.47, Workman Publishing

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• So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work.

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  Goes On, Mouths, Angry

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.107, Workman Publishing

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• The best way to get started on the path of sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning it in front of others.

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  Commitment, Thinking, Want

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.19, Workman Publishing

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• In the end, creativity isn’t just the things we choose to put in, it’s the things we choose to leave out.

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  Creativity, Ends

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.140, Workman Publishing

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• Find the most talented person in the room, and if it's not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. Try to be helpful. If you ever find that you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.

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  Trying, Rooms, Next

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.104, Workman Publishing

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• Write the book you want to read

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  Book, Writing, Want

  Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.42, Workman Publishing

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• Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.

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  Stars, Rocks, Use

  Austin Kleon (2014). “Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, p.109, Workman Publishing

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• You can't find your voice if you don't use it.

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  Voice, Use, Ifs

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• You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.

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  Answers, Come Up

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

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• We found the future, like birds fly into windows.

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  Bird, Chaos, Window

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• If you want fans, you have to be a fan first.

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  Firsts, Fans, Want

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