Amateurs are not afraid to make mistakes or look ridiculous… - Austin Kleon

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Amateurs are not afraid to make mistakes or look
ridiculous in public. They're in love, so they don't hesitate to do work that others think of as silly or just plain stupid. [...] Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing
nothing.

Austin Kleon

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Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983) is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going.

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LEAVE THINGS BETTER THAN YOU FOUND THEM.

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Whenever Picasso learned how to do something, he abandoned it.

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