Bob Ross Quotes

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

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

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

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.

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.

Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.

Tender as a mothers love... And with my mother, that was certainly true.

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

Traditionally, art has been for the select few.

Talent is nothing more than a pursued interest.

They say everything looks better with odd numbers of things. But sometimes I put even numbers—just to upset the critics.

Lets build a happy little cloud.Lets build some happy little trees.

We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.