Austin KleonBe boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)371Thought
Austin KleonThe 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 (2014). Show Your Work!:… ▶371Love
Austin KleonThe only way to find your voice is to use it ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered, p.21, Workman Publishing375Hope
Austin KleonYou’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with. ✨ Austin Kleon (2012). Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, p.13, W… ▶311Thought
Austin KleonShow your work, and when the right people show up, pay close attention to them, because they'll have a lot to show you. ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Sh… ▶322Humanity
Austin KleonToday isn't just another day. Today I'll create something beautiful.335Death
Austin KleonWhat a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original. ✨ Austin Kleon (2012). Steal… ▶359Time
Austin KleonThe 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… ▶348LoveThought
Austin KleonThe more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by. ✨ Austin Kleon (2012). Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creativ… ▶283Thought
Austin KleonDig into almost every overnight success story and you’ll find about a decade’s worth of hard work and perseverance. ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share … ▶283Humor
Austin KleonYou can't find your voice if you don't use it.339Death
Austin KleonEstablishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.295Time
Austin KleonMarriage is two people in love standing in the same bathroom286HumanityLove
Austin KleonNot 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… ▶254Humanity
Austin KleonThat’s the thing you have to understand about the whole process of art (or the work that we do) – you’re only half of the equation. It’s an interaction between you and the person … ▶287Life
Austin KleonYou'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question. ✨ Austin Kleon (2012). Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, p.19, Wo… ▶243Humor
Austin KleonThe people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough. ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and… ▶299Humanity
Austin KleonDon't wait until you know who you are to get started.233Thought
Austin KleonIn order to be found, you have to be findable. ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered, p.1, Workman Publishing245Hope
Austin KleonIf 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. 267Life
Austin KleonInertia is the death of creativity289Death
Austin KleonRead deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.256Reading
Austin KleonYour 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 differen… ▶256HumanityThoughtTime
Austin KleonYou can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again. ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Disc… ▶235Reflection
Austin KleonThe thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don't have that energy if you waste it on other stuff. ✨ Austin Kleon (2012). Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobo… ▶213Love
Austin KleonDon't think of your website as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine. ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity an… ▶213Thought
Austin KleonBe 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. ✨ Austin Kleon (2012). St… ▶2810Politics
Austin KleonEvery artist gets asked the question, 'Where do you get your ideas?' The honest artist answers, 'I steal them.'257ThoughtTruth
Austin KleonCollect 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. ✨ Austin Kleon (2012). St… ▶202Reading
Austin KleonAmateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing. ✨ Austin Kleon (2014). Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered, p… ▶181Sadness
