#us

I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just wasn't born to be rich. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#born to be #couple #dollars #guess #had

My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense to realize they were lousy, and leave Paris. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#efforts #god #had #i #leave

No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them! ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#conscience #feeling #got #his #illustrations

Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I've always called myself an illustrator. I'm not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#art #artist #been #best #call

Things aren't much wilder now, I don't think, than they were back then. Of course I just read about all the goings-on now. Ha. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#back #course #i #just #much

You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#first #get #getting #model #must

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want. ↗

— Anita Roddick

#balance #create #earn #freedom #gives

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just. ↗

— Anita Roddick

#better #daring #different #first #just

I used to hear a lot that all I could do was hit a serve, I couldn't volley, I can't hit a backhand, I don't return well, and then people would turn round and tell me I'm underachieving. ↗

— Andy Roddick

#hear #hit #i #lot #me

I'm not going to go run and hide because I'm catching some heat. I'm not going to stay at home and pout. ↗

— Andy Roddick

#catching #go #going #heat #hide