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From Quotes by Norman Rockwell
- Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven't been around that long. Not quite.
- Travel is like a tonic to me. It's more than just getting away from the studio for a brief rest. I need it to recharge…
- 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…
- I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of it - pictures…
- When I go to farms or little towns, I am always surprised at the discontent I find. And New York, too often, has looked across…
- Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible.
- I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He…
- I talk as I sketch, too, in order to keep their minds off what I'm doing so I'll get the most natural expression I can…
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