Thomas Kinkade Quotes

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.

Cherish the people who make up your home, and you'll notice the hearth fires burn brighter than ever before.

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.

The whole Modernist lie is that art is about the artist.

I've never been at odds with the world of contemporary artists. If there is any animosity, it's one-sided.

Our most important legacy will be the contributions we make to the lives of other human beings.

Steeping my life in beauty brings color to my days and a song to my heart

Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others - a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill.

I believe a radiant, light-filled tomorrow should be normal to the experience of living.

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

My whole life was absorbed with my art. I was known by my schoolmates as the kid who could draw.

I am really the most controversial artist in the world.

The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.

This world is very dark, but in Heaven there is no darkness.

I try to embrace people with love, unconditional love, like Christ did.

There's been million-seller books and million-seller CDs. But there hasn't been, until now, million-seller art.

The most important key to a more romantic life: you have to be willing to pay attention

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

When I filter the sunshine in my life, I bask in the light of a transforming and inspiring reality ...

Love is the stepping stone to new beginnings.

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

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

Surround yourself with the kinds of input that are uplifting, that expand your mind and settle your spirit.

My life shines with God's radiant blessings when my heart is the color of joy

We all have romantic nature of one kind or another buried somewhere in our hearts.

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

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.

A piece of art is a compact form of the universe.

Romance makes a radiant sunrise out of every moment.

My brother and I always had jobs and worked from a young age.

It's when I let myself get little that I tumble head over heels into joy.

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

We have found a way to bring to millions of people an art that they can understand,

The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.

It's a simple liberating reality - the best things in life are mine for the choosing ...

The flow of blessings in our life is directly related to our passing blessings along to someone else.

It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are 'almost done.'

A still image attracts the viewer with an overall impact, then reveals smaller details upon further study.

When I find my focus and keep my balance- I find that all is right with my world.

Literature is the stringing together of pictures in words.

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

Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination.