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The No. 1 quote critics give ...

The No. 1 quote critics give me is, 'Thom, your work is irrelevant.' Now, that's a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to the little subculture, this microculture, of modern art. But here's the point: My art is relevant because it's relevant to 10 million people. That makes me the most relevant artist in this culture.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

My joy burns brighter when I ...

My joy burns brighter when I tend to the glowing hearth fires of home.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

The more you give yourself to...

The more you give yourself to others, the more joy and peace will flow into your own life.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

High culture is paranoid abou...

High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I think the art world... is a...

I think the art world... is a very small pond, and it's a very inbred pond. They rely on information from an elect elite sect of galleries, primarily in New York.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

You have to expect spiritual ...

You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It's just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can't throw enough darkness on light to put it out.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I was always the kid who coul...

I was always the kid who could draw. I had this talent, and it was the one thing that gave me some kind of dignity in the midst of my personal environment.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

People who put my paintings o...

People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet, tranquillity, peace, joy, hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

Each of us is a small part of...

Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I grew up in a broken home. M...

I grew up in a broken home. My dad was out of the home when I was five years old. I never knew him very well.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I'm a warrior for light. ...

I'm a warrior for light.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

The disintegration of the cul...

The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. I'm on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore dignity to the arts and, by extension, to the culture.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I share something in common w...

I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

A painting has a lot of advan...

A painting has a lot of advantages over other forms of communication. Unlike a movie, you don't have to put it into a machine and turn it on. It's just there every day. It's not limited by the element of time. It's a constant part of the home.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I remember my mom had a big c...

I remember my mom had a big collection of copies of Saturday Evening Post magazines, and that was really my introduction to those great illustrators.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

My paintings always feature t...

My paintings always feature trails that dissolve into mysterious areas, patches of light that lead the eye around corners, pathways, open gates, etc.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

Literature is the stringing t...

Literature is the stringing together of pictures in words.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I've always been drawn to art...

I've always been drawn to artists who paint for the everyday person. I love the American illustrators.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

I love audio books, and when ...

I love audio books, and when I paint I'm always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight in the painting process when I'm listening to audio books.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

Every painting I do blends ti...

Every painting I do blends time frames. The great thing about being an artist is I can make the past join the present in some reality of the future.

Thomas Kinkade 65 quotes

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