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> [The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-opposite-of-play-is-not-work-the-opposite-of-play-is-depression/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The opposite of play isn’t work. It’s depression. To play is to act out and be willful, exultant and committed as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-sutton-smith/the-opposite-of-play-isn-t-work-it-s-depression-to-play-is-to-act-out/)

[Brian Sutton-Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-sutton-smith/)

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> [“The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.” He explains, “Respecting our biologically programmed need for play can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-opposite-of-play-is-not-work-the-opposite-of-play-is-depression-2/)

[Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/)

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> [ \[The child\] takes his play very seriously and he expends large amounts of emotion on it. The opposite of play is not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmund-freud/the-child-takes-his-play-very-seriously-and-he-expends-large-amounts/)

[Sigmund Freud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmund-freud/)

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> [The opposite of play is not work. It's depression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-opposite-of-play-is-not-work-it-s-depression/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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