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I've Never Claimed That This Is Investment Art. When We First Started Out, All The Art Colleges And Universities Across The Country Would Sort Of Badmouth What We Were Doing. It's Funny That A Lot Of Them Now Are Sending Us Letters Saying, 'we May Not Totally Agree With The Way You Paint, But We Appreciate What You're Doing, Because You're Sending Literally Thousands Of People Into Art Colleges.'

-Bob Ross

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I've Never Claimed That

Bob Ross

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I've Never Claimed That This Is Investment Art. When We First Started Out, All The Art Colleges And Universities Across The Country Would Sort Of Badmouth What We Were Doing. It's Funny That A Lot Of Them Now Are Sending Us Letters Saying, 'we May Not Totally Agree With The Way You Paint, But We Appreciate What You're Doing, Because You're Sending Literally Thousands Of People Into Art Colleges.'

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