Amateurs look for inspiration the rest of us just get up and go to work.

Chuck Close
Amateurs look for inspiration the rest of us just get...
Amateurs look for inspiration the rest of us just get...
Amateurs look for inspiration the rest of us just get...
Amateurs look for inspiration the rest of us just get...
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Amateurs look for inspiration the rest of us just get up and go to work. The quote says that "amateur" people do not know how to do something, they just copy someone else's actions, they are just doing it because they think they are supposed to. They are not really doing anything useful. They are just making an effort to have something, but they don’t have any skill or knowledge about what they are doing.

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