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25 Insightful Quotes By Bob Ross That Will Help You Down To A Fine Art

Famous As: Painter, Art Instructor and Television Host
Born On: October 29, 1942
Died On: July 4, 1995
Born In: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Died At Age: 52

Bob Ross was an illustrious American art instructor, painter, and television host. He was the host and creator of ‘The Joy of Painting,’ an American half-hour instructional television show that aired from 1983 to 1994. It aired in various countries, including Europe, Canada, America, and Latin America.

In the 1980s and 1990s, he became a famous television personality and an internet celebrity in the 21st century posthumously. The accentuating feature of the show was Ross’s tranquil commentary and the effortless way in which he used to paint that was also therapeutic in nature.

We bring to you a treasury of famous sayings by Bob Ross which have been amassed from his show, interviews, and videos. Take a look at some of Bob Ross quotes on world, paintings, art, believe, will, recognition, life, people, mountains, country, and more.

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

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

Bob Ross
It's the imperfections that make something beautiful, that's what makes it different and unique from everything else.

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

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

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

Bob Ross
It's so important to do something every day that will make you happy

It's so important to do something every day that will make you happy

Bob Ross
Just let go - and fall like a little waterfall

Just let go - and fall like a little waterfall

Bob Ross
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.

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.

Bob Ross
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.

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
I guess I’m a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That’s okay though; I have more fun than most people.

I guess I’m a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That’s okay though; I have more fun than most people.

Bob Ross
I don't know if anything in nature ever grows exactly the same, but they are always exactly as the way it should be, perfectly itself.

I don't know if anything in nature ever grows exactly the same, but they are always exactly as the way it should be, perfectly itself.

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

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

Bob Ross
Happy painting and God Bless, my friend.

Happy painting and God Bless, my friend.

Bob Ross
Everyone is going to see things differently - and that's the way it should be.

Everyone is going to see things differently - and that's the way it should be.

Bob Ross
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.

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.

Bob Ross
Don't be afraid to scrape the paint off and do it again. This is the way you learn, trial and error, over and over, repetition. It pays you great dividends, great, great dividends.

Don't be afraid to scrape the paint off and do it again. This is the way you learn, trial and error, over and over, repetition. It pays you great dividends, great, great dividends.

Bob Ross

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.

Bob Ross
It's hard to see things when you're too close. Take a step back and look.

It's hard to see things when you're too close. Take a step back and look.

Bob Ross
If you do too much it's going to lose its effectiveness.

If you do too much it's going to lose its effectiveness.

Bob Ross
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
I stay hidden. I'm sort of hard to find.

I stay hidden. I'm sort of hard to find.

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

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

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

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

Bob Ross
Everyday's a good day when you paint

Everyday's a good day when you paint

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

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

Bob Ross
All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.

All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.

Bob Ross

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