81+ Best Bob Ross Quotes: Exclusive Selection

Robert Norman Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. Profoundly inspirational Bob Ross quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.

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Famous Bob Ross Quotes

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

We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents. Bob Ross

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

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

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. Bob Ross

There’s nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend. Bob Ross

I think there’s an artist hidden at the bottom of every single one of us. 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. Bob Ross

If I paint something, I don’t want to have to explain what it is. Bob Ross

Let’s get crazy. Bob Ross

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

We artists are a different breed of people. We’re a happy bunch. Bob Ross

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. Bob Ross

Gotta give him a friend. Like I always say, Everyone needs a friend. Bob Ross

There are no mistakes, only happy accidents. Bob Ross

I think each of us, sometime in our life, has wanted to paint a picture. Bob Ross

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

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

Wash the brush, just beats the devil out of it. Bob Ross

Look around. Look at what we have. Beauty is everywhere you only have to look to see it. Bob Ross

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. Bob Ross

You need the dark in order to show the light. Bob Ross

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

This is your world. You’re the creator. Find freedom on this canvas. Believe, that you can do it, cuz you can do it. 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. Bob Ross

There’s nothing in the world that breeds success like success. Bob Ross

Lets build a happy little cloud. Lets build some happy little trees. Bob Ross

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

There are no mistakes, just happy accidents. Bob Ross

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

Now then, let’s come right down in here and put some nice big strong arms on these trees. Tree needs an arm too. It’ll hold up the weight of the forest. Little bird has to have a place to set there. There he goes. Bob Ross

Water’s like me. It’s laaazy Boy, it always looks for the easiest way to do things. Bob Ross

There’s nothing in the world that breeds success like success. Bob Ross

Don’t forget to make all these little things individuals  all of them special in their own way. Bob Ross

We don’t make mistakes, we just have happy accidents. Bob Ross

You have to allow the paint to break to make it beautiful. Bob Ross

What can be painted can be punished. Bob Ross

You can do anything here  the only prerequisite is that it makes you happy. Bob Ross

Anything we don’t like, we’ll turn it into a happy little tree or something; we don’t make mistakes, we just have happy accidents. Bob Ross

We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents. Bob Ross

The very fact that you’re aware of suffering is enough reason to be overjoyed that you’re alive and can experience it. Bob Ross

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

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

If what you’re doing doesn’t make you happy, you’re doing the wrong thing. Bob Ross

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

Put light against light you have nothing. Put dark against dark you have nothing. It’s the contrast of light and dark that each gives the other one meaning. Bob Ross

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

We put some dark in, only so our light will show. You have to have dark in order to show light. Bob Ross

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. Bob Ross

In life you need colors. Bob Ross

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. Bob Ross

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

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

There is immense joy in just watching all the little creatures in nature. Bob Ross

I don’t intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves. Bob Ross

We each see the world in our own way. That’s what makes it such a special place. Bob Ross

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. Bob Ross

All it takes is just a little change of perspective and you begin to see a whole new world. Bob Ross

There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead. Bob Ross

You’ll never believe what you can do until you get in there and try it. Bob Ross

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. Bob Ross

We have no limits to our world. We’re only limited by our imagination. Bob Ross

Traditionally, art has been for the select few. Bob Ross

I think each of us, sometime in our life, has wanted to paint a picture. Bob Ross

We get letters every day from people wanting more mountains. As many as I paint, they still say, Give me more mountains. Bob Ross

Every single thing in the world has its own personality, and it is up to you to make friends with the little rascals. Bob Ross

Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting. Bob Ross

There’s beauty in every tree and every bush. Just take the time to look at’em. Bob Ross

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don’t need any more. Bob Ross

We don’t really know where this goes, and I’m not sure we really care. Bob Ross

If you study my paintings, there are no signs of human life. Bob Ross

In nature, dead trees are just as normal as live trees. Bob Ross

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. Bob Ross

Friends are the most important commodity in the world. Even a tree needs a friend. Bob Ross

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

If we all painted the same way, what a boring world it would be. Bob Ross

If I paint something, I don’t want to have to explain what it is. Bob Ross