340 Quotes by Austin Kleon

Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.

Inertia is the death of creativity.

If you’re out of ideas, wash the dishes. Take a really long walk. Stare at a spot on the wall for as long as you can. As the artist Maira Kalman says, “Avoiding work is the way to focus my mind.

Relying on craft and routine is a lot less sexy than being an artistic genius. But it is an excellent strategy for not going insane.” – Christoph Niemann.

When people give advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.

You should always share the work of others as if it were your own, treating it with respect and care.

Learn about money as soon as you can.

Keep all your passions in your life.

Plagiarism is trying to pass someone else’s work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering.