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We have got to abandon the sense of amazement in the face of creativity, as if it were a miracle if anybody created anything.

Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow
Age: 62 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 1
Died: 1970
Died: June 8
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Brooklyn
New York
Abraham Harold Maslow
Maslow
Anything
Abandon
Miracle
Created
Anybody
Creativity
Face
Faces
Sense
Amazement

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