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> [I'm sure we don't read old paintings the way they were intended](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-rauschenberg/i-m-sure-we-don-t-read-old-paintings-the-way-they-were-intended/)

[Robert Rauschenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-rauschenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/robert-rauschenberg-5257_artist_i-m-sure-we-don-t-read-old-paintings-the_343352.jpg)

> [I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bateman/i-can-t-conceive-of-anything-being-more-varied-and-rich-and-handsome/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/robert-bateman-23821_artist_i-can-t-conceive-of-anything-being-more_2506326.jpg)

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