232 Quotes by Amanda Palmer

I suppose I’m happy to sell my time and energy, but I’m not happy to sell my initial creative time.

Those who ask without fear learn to say two things, with or without words, to those they are facing: I deserve to ask and You are welcome to say no. Because the ask that is conditional cannot be a gift.

Asking is, in itself, the fundamental building block of any relationship.

There are so many people, so many artists, so many magazines, so many theater companies, so many people trying to raise money for so many things that it’s easy to look around and just feel powerless or helpless, because even if you have some resources, you can’t help everybody.

This is how a creative human works. Collecting, connecting, sharing.

For most of human history, musicians, artists, they’ve been part of the community – connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.

Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn’t new – bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.

Asking is, at its core, a collaboration.

In both the art and the business worlds, the difference between the amateurs and the professionals is simple: The professionals know they’re winging it. The amateurs pretend they’re not.