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For all of us, self-briefing before going out or starting a project sharpens artistic wit.

Robert Genn

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
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By thinking you are cleverer and more talented than your buddies, many a career has been blotted.
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Our currency is what we are able to make.
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Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal.
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