Bob Ross Quotes

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  • I've never claimed that this is investment art. When we first started out, all the art colleges and universities across the country would sort of badmouth what we were doing. It's funny that a lot of them now are sending us letters saying, 'We may not totally agree with the way you paint, but we appreciate what you're doing, because you're sending literally thousands of people into art colleges.'

    Country   Art   College  
    "Bob Ross, Painting Instructor to Millions, Dead at 52". Associated Press, July 07, 1995.
  • Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.

    "Television: Bob Ross, the Frugal Gourmet of Painting" by Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times, Section 2; Page 33; Column 1, December 22, 1991.
  • I can't think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting. Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul.

  • Ever make mistakes in life? Let's make them birds. Yeah, they're birds now.

    Mistake   Bird   Yeah  
  • If I paint something, I don't want to have to explain what it is.

    Want   Paint   Ifs  
  • People look at me like I'm a little strange, when I go around talking to squirrels and rabbits and stuff. That's ok. That's just ok.

  • Whatever makes you happy, you put in your world.

  • I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked.

  • We artists are a different breed of people. We're a happy bunch.

  • Everybody has dreams. You are living the American dream, what's wrong with pushing to secure it for everyone?

    Dream   Pushing   Secure  
  • Oooh, if you have never been to Alaska, go there while it is still wild. My favorite uncle asked me if I wanted to go there, Uncle Sam. He said if you don't go, you're going to jail. That is how Uncle Sam asks you.

  • We don't laugh because we feel good; we feel good because we laugh.

  • Traditionally, art has been for the select few.

    Art   Select   Has Beens  
    "Bob Ross Uses His Brush to Spread Paint and Joy" by Linda Shrieves, The Orlando Sentinel, p. E1, July 07, 1990.
  • We dont make mistakes. We have happy accidents.

  • I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do.

    "PBS' stroke of serenity / Bob Ross brings brush of zen to 'Joy of Painting'" by Cathy Hainer, USA Today, p. 3D., October 28, 1993.
  • Little more black, little more blue. And we'll just put that in using little crisscross strokes or - or little X's, whatever you want to call them. Whatever.

    Blue   Black   Want  
    Attributed to Bob Ross in "Legacy of Bob Ross lives on through his TV show still airing on public television stations" by David Brancaccio, Marketplace, American Public Media, May 12, 2003.
  • There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.

    Artist   Known  
  • Never think about the mistakes you made. Think about the mistakes you will make.

  • In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. You can bend rivers. But when i get home the only thing i have power over is the garbage.

    Moving   Home   Rivers  
  • I have to paint fast on television because of the limited time, but I don't want people to see what I'm showing them as work, something to worry and fret over. This is supposed to be fun.

    Fun   People   Worry  
    "Disciples of The Bob Ross Technique Find Joy in Learning They Can Paint" by Judi Hunt, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p. C1, November 23, 1991.
  • It's so important to do something every day that will make you happy

  • There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.

    Clouds   Tree  
  • The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.

    Strong   Believe   Clouds  
  • It's the imperfections that make something beautiful, that's what makes it different and unique from everything else.

  • Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers.

  • Let's build us a happy, little cloud that floats around the sky.

    Clouds   Sky   Littles  
    Attributed to Bob Ross in "Painter Bob Ross remains an iconic figure years after his death" by Ann Curry, NBC News, September 22, 2004.
  • I believe, I believe every day is a good day when you paint.

  • You can do anything your heart can imagine.

    Heart   Imagine   Can Do  
  • It's hard to see things when you're too close. Take a step back and look.

    Looks   Steps   Hard  
  • Put light against light - you have nothing. Put dark against dark - you have nothing. It's the contrast of light and dark that each give the other one meaning.

    Dark   Light   Opposites  
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