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Bob Ross [1942-1995] American

Rank: 103
Artist, Painter

Robert Norman "Bob" Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was widely 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.

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There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.		101
If you learned how to make a cloud, your time is not wasted.		102
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.		103
I believe, I believe every day is a good day when you paint.		104
I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush.		105
I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.		106
We get letters every day from people wanting more mountains. As many as I paint, they still say, 'Give me more mountains.'		107
Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.		108
I stay hidden. I'm sort of hard to find.		109
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.'		110
If you study my paintings, there are no signs of human life.		111
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.		112
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.		113
If I paint something, I don't want to have to explain what it is.		114
There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.		115
Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers.		116
Traditionally, art has been for the select few.		117
I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked.		118
I don't intimidate anyone.		119
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.		120
Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.		121
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.		122

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