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> [If you start a painting and you don't like where it's going, don't give up on it. Just keep going and follow through. You might be surprised how it ends up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mcdermott/if-you-start-a-painting-and-you-don-t-like-where-it-s-going-don-t/)

[Andrew McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mcdermott/)

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## More by Andrew McDermott

> [Any yellow, any blue, any red and a white are all I need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mcdermott/any-yellow-any-blue-any-red-and-a-white-are-all-i-need/)

[Andrew McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mcdermott/)

> [It is better to paint for one minute a day than to think about it for 24 hours a day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mcdermott/it-is-better-to-paint-for-one-minute-a-day-than-to-think-about-it-for/)

[Andrew McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mcdermott/)

> [If you start a painting and you don't like where it's going, don't give up on it. Just keep going and follow through. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mcdermott/if-you-start-a-painting-and-you-don-t-like-where-it-s-going-don-t/)

[Andrew McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mcdermott/)

> [My goal is to never quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mcdermott/my-goal-is-to-never-quit/)

[Andrew McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mcdermott/)

> [Painting is like romance, since it is all about seeing, feeling, and interpreting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mcdermott/painting-is-like-romance-since-it-is-all-about-seeing-feeling-and/)

[Andrew McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mcdermott/)

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