340 Quotes by Austin Kleon

It’s so important to have a hobby. A hobby is something creative that’s just for you. You don’t try to make money or get famous off it, yo just do it because it makes you happy. A hobby is something that gives you but doesn’t take.

1. Pretend to be something you’re not until you are – fake it until you’re successful, until everybody sees you the way you want them to; or 2. Pretend to be making something until you actually make something. I love both readings – you have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and you have to start doing the work you want to be doing.

In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities,” said Zen monk Shunryu Suzuki. “In the expert’s mind, there are few.

What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere.

We all have the opportunity to use our voices, to have our say, but so many of us are wasting it.

Think about your favourite work and your creative heroes. What did they miss? What didn’t they make? What could’ve been made better? If they were still alive, what would they be making today? If all your favourite makers got together and collaborated, what would they make with you leading the crew?

Art that only comes from the head isn’t any good.

Don’t feel guilty about the pleasures you take in the things you enjoy.

When you find something you genuinely enjoy, don’t let anyone else make you feel bad about it. Don’t feel guilty about the pleasure you take in the things you enjoy. Celebrate them.