Norman Rockwell

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

I started early, as you know, but I think the most important thing is to keep working.

America is a land of hope and dreams.

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

Every child begins the world again.

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

I like to paint people in their everyday lives.

Life is what you make it.

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing.

I have enjoyed depicting the American scene.

The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.

We all need a little help sometimes.

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.

I learned more from my mistakes than from my successes.

The essence of all beautiful art is the fine recognition of life.

Painting is a way of keeping a diary.

In the end, it's the people that matter most.