Who the heck is Bob Ross?

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

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

“How do you make a round circle with a square knife? That’s your challenge for the day.”

“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.”

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

“I remember when my Dad told me as a kid, ‘If you want to catch a rabbit, stand behind a tree and make a noise like a carrot. Then when the rabbit comes by you grab him.’ Works pretty good until you try to figure out what kind of noise a carrot makes…”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Just go out and talk to a tree. Make friends with it.”

“Look around. Look at what we have. Beauty is everywhere—you only have to look to see it.”

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

“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's nothing in the world that breeds success like success.”

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

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

“This is your world. You’re the creator.”

“Water's like me. It's laaazy... Boy, it always looks for the easiest way to do things.”

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

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

“We don’t laugh because we feel good, we feel good because we laugh.”

“You need the dark in order to show the light.”