340 Quotes by Austin Kleon

Copying is about reverse-engineering.

When I’m stuck in the morning and I don’t know what to write about in my diary, I’ll modify the pros-and-cons list. I’ll draw a line down the middle of the page, and in one column I’ll list what I’m thankful for, and in the other column, I’ll write down what I need help with. It’s a paper prayer.

Don’t share things you can’t properly credit. Find the right credit, or don’t share.

Genealogy of ideas. You don’t get to pick your family, but you can pick your teachers and you can pick your friends and you can pick the music you listen to and you can pick the books you read and you can pick the movies you see.

Rather than restricting your freedom, a routine gives you freedom by protecting you from the ups and downs of life and helping you take advantage of your limited time, energy, and talent.

Don’t worry about doing research. Just search.

To establish your own routine, you have to spend some time observing your days and your moods.

I’m not going to sit here and wait for things to happen, I’m going to make them happen, and if people think I’m an idiot I don’t care.

There’s an intuition learned through our work. Teaching others doesn’t mean they can just go out and replicate it.