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Marriage is two people in love standing in the same bathroom

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

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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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You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.
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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.
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The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.
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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.
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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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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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The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.
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Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.
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You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.
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Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.
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You're ready. Start making stuff.
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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.
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Usually, when we talk about creativity, it's about self-expression, which is great, but for work to be art or design, there has to be someone on the other end. The audience makes the work come alive.
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When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past.
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Become a documentarian of what you do.
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Copying is about reverse-engineering.
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Do good work and share it with people.
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In order to be found, you have to be findable.
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