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The human condition for the vast majority of people on this planet for the entire time of what humanity has been here has been bondage and tyranny, dictatorship, pestilence. That's really what American exceptionalism is, when you get right down to it.

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Austin Kleon

There's a balance between what you want to give the world and what it needs. If you're lucky, your work is in the middle.

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The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.

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Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.

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Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.

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Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.

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Not everybody will get it. People will misinterpret you and what you do. They might even call you names. So get comfortable with being misunderstood, disparaged, or ignored -- the trick is to be too busy doing your work to care.

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