Top 25 Quotes by Bob Ross of 62 - Page 3

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

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

Bob Ross

Want, Paint, Ifs

We dont make mistakes. We have happy accidents.

Bob Ross

Mistake, Making Mistakes, Happy Accidents

I believe, I believe every day is a good day when you paint.

Bob Ross

Running, Believe, Good Day

I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush.

Bob Ross

Believe, Practice, Two

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.'

Bob Ross

Country, Art, College

"Bob Ross, Painting Instructor to Millions, Dead at 52". Associated Press, July 07, 1995.

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

Bob Ross

Interviews, Turns, Request

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.

Bob Ross

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.

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers.

Bob Ross

Peers, Want, Recognition

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.

Bob Ross

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.