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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
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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.
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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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We're always being told 'find your voice.' When I was younger, I never really knew what this meant. I used to worry a lot about voice, wondering if I had my own. But now I realize that 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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You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.
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Don't worry about doing research. Just search.
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Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities.
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Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.
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The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.
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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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If you’re worried about giving your secrets away, you can share your dots without connecting them.
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Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.
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So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work.
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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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The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.
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Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.
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When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past.
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