If I paint something, I don't want to have to explain what it is. Bob Ross More Quotes by Bob Ross More Quotes From Bob Ross Traditionally, art has been for the select few. Bob Ross select has-beens art There are no mistakes, only happy accidents. Bob Ross mistakes only accidents happy If you learned how to make a cloud, your time is not wasted. Bob Ross cloud your you time I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way any more. Bob Ross job myself you work I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves. Bob Ross get try believe people If you study my paintings, there are no signs of human life. Bob Ross you human-life study life I tell people, 'You can do this.' And they write back and say, 'You were right. I can do this. And now I believe I can do anything.' Bob Ross you i-can believe people We show people that anybody can paint a picture that they're proud of. It may never hang in the Smithsonian, but it will certainly be something that they'll hang in their home and be proud of. And that's what it's all about. Bob Ross picture proud home people People see you on television, and they think you make the same amount of money that Clint Eastwood does. But this is PBS. All these shows are done for free. Bob Ross think you money people We get letters every day from people wanting more mountains. As many as I paint, they still say, 'Give me more mountains.' Bob Ross mountains day me people One of the questions that I hear over and over and over is, 'What do we do with all these paintings we do on television?' Most of these paintings are donated to PBS stations across the country. They auction them off, and they make a happy buck with 'em. Bob Ross questions happy country television Traditionally, art has been for the select few. We have been brainwashed to believe that Michelangelo had to pat you on the head at birth. Bob Ross you birth believe art Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more. Bob Ross long-time recognition time long
