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> [The Ojibways have great respect for the Bear. According to their legends, in the distant past the Bear had a human form and was in fact an ancestor of the Ojibways. Therefore he understands the Indian language and will never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norval-morrisseau/the-ojibways-have-great-respect-for-the-bear-according-to-their/)

[Norval Morrisseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norval-morrisseau/)

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## More by Norval Morrisseau

> [My art speaks and will continue to speak, transcending barriers of nationality, language and other forces that may be divisive, fortifying the greatness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norval-morrisseau/my-art-speaks-and-will-continue-to-speak-transcending-barriers-of/)

[Norval Morrisseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norval-morrisseau/)

> [I want to make paintings full of colour, laughter, compassion and love. I want to make paintings that will make people happy, that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norval-morrisseau/i-want-to-make-paintings-full-of-colour-laughter-compassion-and-love/)

[Norval Morrisseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norval-morrisseau/)

> [Among the Indians, as among other nations, some people are born artists, but most are not. I am a born artist. I have as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norval-morrisseau/among-the-indians-as-among-other-nations-some-people-are-born-artists/)

[Norval Morrisseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norval-morrisseau/)

> [I transmit astral plane harmonies through my brushes into the physical plane. These otherworld colours are reflected in the alphabet of nature, a grammar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norval-morrisseau/i-transmit-astral-plane-harmonies-through-my-brushes-into-the/)

[Norval Morrisseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norval-morrisseau/)

> [The Ojibways have great respect for the Bear. According to their legends, in the distant past the Bear had a human form and was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norval-morrisseau/the-ojibways-have-great-respect-for-the-bear-according-to-their/)

[Norval Morrisseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norval-morrisseau/)

> [What I teach the people many times is that attitude and attention will determine the whole course of our lives. Get rid of fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norval-morrisseau/what-i-teach-the-people-many-times-is-that-attitude-and-attention/)

[Norval Morrisseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norval-morrisseau/)

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