Bob Ross
Bob Ross
Robert Norman "Bob" Rosswas an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was best known as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America and Europe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth29 October 1942
CityDaytona Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
art believe pat select
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.
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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.
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We train one-quarter of the commercial pilots in the United States, so when we heard about this tragedy we knew the odds were good one of pilots would be involved. It turns out maybe some that were not authorized to fly were also pilots.
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What we are trying to do is create a single access point that has no wrong door,
doubt mind
There is no doubt in my mind that he would have (killed) again.
mistake bird yeah
Ever make mistakes in life? Let's make them birds. Yeah, they're birds now.
dark light giving
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.
errors trials pay
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.
tree grows
Trees don't grow even, they don't grow straight just however it makes them happy.
clouds sky littles
Let's build us a happy, little cloud that floats around the sky.
beautiful unique imperfection
It's the imperfections that make something beautiful, that's what makes it different and unique from everything else.
artist people different
People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different.
letting-go fall littles
Just let go - and fall like a little waterfall
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You can do ANYTHING you want to do-This is your World