Quote

Marriage is two people in love standing in the same bathroom

Austin Kleon

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
Author
Musician
Visual Artist
Writer
Ohio
United States
People
Bathroom
Standing
Marriage
Two
Love

More quotes by Austin Kleon

Image
It's in the act of making things that we figure out who we are.
Austin Kleon
Image
The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.
Austin Kleon
Image
Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.
Austin Kleon
Image
Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.
Austin Kleon
Image
Do good work and share it with people.
Austin Kleon
Image
You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.
Austin Kleon
Image
Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities.
Austin Kleon
Image
Be boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)
Austin Kleon
Image
You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.
Austin Kleon
Image
You can't find your voice if you don't use it.
Austin Kleon
Image
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.
Austin Kleon
Image
If we're free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running from it.
Austin Kleon
Image
There’s an economic theory out there that if you take the incomes of your five closest friends and average them, the resulting number will be pretty close to your own income. I think the same thing is true of idea incomes. You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.
Austin Kleon
Image
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.
Austin Kleon
Image
Your brain gets too comfortable in your everyday surroundings. You need to make it uncomfortable. You need to spend some time in another land, among people that do things differently than you. Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.
Austin Kleon
Image
Become a documentarian of what you do.
Austin Kleon
Image
Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.
Austin Kleon
Image
In order to be found, you have to be findable.
Austin Kleon
Image
Enjoy your obscurity while it lasts.
Austin Kleon
Image
Copying is about reverse-engineering.
Austin Kleon