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title: "Inspiration is for amateurs"
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slug: "inspiration-is-for-amateurs"
permalink: "https://eay.cc/2017/inspiration-is-for-amateurs/"
published_at: "2017-02-20T20:18:49+00:00"
author: "Stefan Grund"
type: "post"
format: "quote"
tags:
  - "inspiration"
  - "kreativität"
  - "kunst"
short_url: "https://eay.li/2wp"
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# Inspiration is for amateurs

> Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work.

– **Chuck Close**, Maler und einer der bekanntesten Fotorealisten. (Mehr dazu [bei Brain Pickings](https://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/12/27/chuck-close-on-creativity/).)