26 Quotes About Austin-kleon

Human beings want to know where things came from, how they were made, and who made them. The stories you tell about the work you do have a huge effect on how people feel and what they understand about your work, and how people feel an what they understand about your work effects how they value 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?

The people who get what they're after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.

If you look to artists who've managed to achieve lifelong careers, you detect the same pattern: They all have been able to persevere, regardless of success or failure.

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

In the first act, you get your hero up a tree. The second act, you throw rocks at him. For the third act, you let him down."- George Abbott

Do good work and share it with people.

When you get rid of old material, you push yourself further and come up with something better.