A Quote by Robert Genn

Creativity is dynamic, it asserts life, frees the human spirit, conquers mental lassitude and illness, and makes real the outrageous potential of the universal imagination.

Robert Genn

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Conquers Creativity Dynamic Human Human Spirit Illness Imagination Life Makes Mental Outrageous Potential Real Spirit Universal

Quote Author

Robert Genn
Canadian - Artist
May 15, 1936 - May 27, 2014

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Martin Seligman

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Torrey DeVitto

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E. Fuller Torrey

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Eric McCormack

I think that there's a clinical mental illness called depression, but I believe that post-industrial America has been narcotized by progress. There's a cultural malaise - mental illness or no - that everybody suffers from at some point in their life.

Frances McDormand

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Sinead O'Connor

The attainment of enlightenment makes you happy forever. It frees you from the mental and emotional pains that human beings experience every day. You live in a condition of ecstasy, brightness and joy all of the time.

Frederick Lenz

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Russell Brand

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Simone Weil

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Howard W. Hunter

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Bruce Springsteen

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Sheryl Crow

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Steve Lopez

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Vivek Murthy

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