#pain

He knows much of what men paint themselves would blister in the light of what they are. ↗

— Edwin A. Robinson

#knows #light #men #much #paint

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes. ↗

— David Rockefeller

#beautiful #beautiful paintings #design #japanese #minimum

The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#american #believed #big #country #crash

Eisenhower had about the most expressive face I ever painted, I guess. Just like an actor's. Very mobile. When he talked, he used all the facial muscles. And he had a great, wide mouth that I liked. When he smiled, it was just like the sun came out. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#actor #came #eisenhower #ever #expressive

I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#cooper #expect #famous #gary #gary cooper

It wouldn't be right for me to clown around when I'm painting a president. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#clown #i #me #painting #president

Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven't been around that long. Not quite. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#been #folks #haven #i #life

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game. ↗

— Dennis Rodman

#busted #eyes #game #get #go

It's painful for me to watch someone who isn't funny. It's horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who just totally sucks. ↗

— Joe Rogan

#funny #guy #horrifying #just #me

There was a time when I used to live in Spain that it went really crazy with drugs and stuff like that. ↗

— Patricia Velasquez

#i #like #live #really #spain