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> [I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I'd love it if the critics would notice me, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-can-take-a-lot-of-pats-on-the-back-i-love-it-when-i-get-admiring/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/norman-rockwell-14034_admiring_i-can-take-a-lot-of-pats-on-the-back-i-l_1442740.png)

> [I used to sit in the studio with a copy of the (Saturday Evening) Post laid across my knees ... And then I'd conjure up a picture of myself as a famous illustrator and gloat over it, putting myself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-used-to-sit-in-the-studio-with-a-copy-of-the-saturday-evening-post/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

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## More by Norman Rockwell

> [I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-unconsciously-decided-that-even-if-it-wasn-t-an-ideal-world-it/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [“Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative. We find that it is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/commonplaces-never-become-tiresome-it-is-we-who-become-tired-when-we/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/without-thinking-too-much-about-it-in-specific-terms-i-was-showing/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [I keep the pornographic stuff in a bus station locker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-keep-the-pornographic-stuff-in-a-bus-station-locker/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [I'll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I'd like to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-ll-never-have-enough-time-to-paint-all-the-pictures-i-d-like-to/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [The story is the first thing and the last thing,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/the-story-is-the-first-thing-and-the-last-thing/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [I'm tired, but proud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-m-tired-but-proud/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/you-must-first-spend-some-time-getting-your-model-to-relax-then-you/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [A face in the picture would bother me, so I'd rub it out with the turpentine and do it over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/a-face-in-the-picture-would-bother-me-so-i-d-rub-it-out-with-the/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-had-a-couple-of-million-dollars-worth-of-stock-once-and-now-it-s/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [“I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be so and painted only the ideal aspects of it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-unconsciously-decided-that-even-if-it-wasn-t-an-ideal-world-it-2/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [It wouldn't be right for me to clown around when I'm painting a president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/it-wouldn-t-be-right-for-me-to-clown-around-when-i-m-painting-a/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don't do that once in a while,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/very-interesting-for-an-old-duffer-like-me-to-try-his-hand-at/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [ The Balopticon \[a machine that projects photos on canvas to trace the lines\] is an evil, inartistic, habit-forming, lazy and vicious machine! It also… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/the-balopticon-a-machine-that-projects-photos-on-canvas-to-trace-the/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

> [No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/no-man-with-a-conscience-can-just-bat-out-illustrations-he-s-got-to/)

[Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/)

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