Quotes from Bob Ross

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.

Trees don't grow even, they don't grow straight just however it makes them happy.

There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.

Trees cover up a multitude of sins.

Talk to the tree, make friends with it.

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

You do your best work if you do a job that makes you happy.

Besides, we don't make mistakes here, we just have happy accidents.

Lets add some Indian Red

We don't make mistakes here, we just have happy accidents. - from the Joy of Painting

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

Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.

There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.

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.

Let's get crazy.

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.

The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.

There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.

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

wash the brush, just beats the devil out of it

This is your world You're the creator Find freedom on this canvas Believe, that you can do it, 'Cuz you can do it. You can do it.

Mix up a little more shadow color here, then we can put us a little shadow right in there. See how you can move things around? You have unlimited power on this canvas -- can literally, literally move mountains

There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.

Believe that you can do it cause you can do it.