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> [I never thought that I would support myself with art - everyone in the Group of Seven had day jobs. I became a geography teacher so that I could get free field trips into the wilderness to paint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/i-never-thought-that-i-would-support-myself-with-art-everyone-in-the/)

[Robert Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bateman/)

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## More by Robert Bateman

> [Nature is not a free lunch, but we treat it as a free lunch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/nature-is-not-a-free-lunch-but-we-treat-it-as-a-free-lunch/)

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> [To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/to-me-the-most-important-thing-in-a-piece-of-art-is-the-thought/)

[Robert Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bateman/)

> [In art and science we are now in a delta, at the end of the long flow of progress. In a delta there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/in-art-and-science-we-are-now-in-a-delta-at-the-end-of-the-long-flow/)

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> [If I ever have a conflict between art and nature, I let art win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/if-i-ever-have-a-conflict-between-art-and-nature-i-let-art-win/)

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> [Children don't play outside enough. For hundreds of thousands of years young people spent time outside - until 15 years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/children-don-t-play-outside-enough-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-years/)

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> [Aldo Leopold, the early 20th century's Henry David Thoreau, said that we should think like a mountain, with a sense of permanence and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/aldo-leopold-the-early-20th-century-s-henry-david-thoreau-said-that/)

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> [A muse comes down from Mount Olympus and changes my attitude, cheering me up - it's an inner intuition, suddenly giving a breakthrough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/a-muse-comes-down-from-mount-olympus-and-changes-my-attitude-cheering/)

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> [I prefer to hike in nature, give lectures, or be with family when not working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/i-prefer-to-hike-in-nature-give-lectures-or-be-with-family-when-not/)

[Robert Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bateman/)

> [I take two walks up hills each day, and bike ride each morning. I also have an exercise bike to increase my heart rate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/i-take-two-walks-up-hills-each-day-and-bike-ride-each-morning-i-also/)

[Robert Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bateman/)

> [My art collection is dominated by tribal art from Nigeria where I taught school, from New Guinea where we've travelled, and by Canadian Haida…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/my-art-collection-is-dominated-by-tribal-art-from-nigeria-where-i/)

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> [If you find yourself worrying, go outside, take three breaths, address a tree and quietly say, 'Thank you.' If you can't find a tree,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/if-you-find-yourself-worrying-go-outside-take-three-breaths-address-a/)

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> [The most important question facing the planet is: Is it worth it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/the-most-important-question-facing-the-planet-is-is-it-worth-it/)

[Robert Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bateman/)

> [I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before we can change direction, we have to question many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/i-am-a-possibilist-i-believe-that-humanity-is-master-of-its-own-fate/)

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> [I got serious about painting at 12, when most people give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/i-got-serious-about-painting-at-12-when-most-people-give-up/)

[Robert Bateman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bateman/)

> [When you get to be my age, you begin to count how many Mays you have left - the best time of year for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/when-you-get-to-be-my-age-you-begin-to-count-how-many-mays-you-have/)

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