Kevin McCloud quotes

I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like tableware. I'm quite a sucker for 1930s pressed glass. (Kevin McCloud)
I have a recurring nightmare that I wake up in a gutter with nothing. I've had it all my life. That's why I work, I think.
Kevin McCloud
Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.
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Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family.
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Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.
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It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered?
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I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones.
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I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.
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As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.
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Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800.
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Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet. (Kevin McCloud)
The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger.
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Living an environmentally responsible lifestyle can seem like a Scrooge-like list of don'ts. Don't take that flight, don't buy that car, don't eat those blueberries flown in from somewhere far-flung.
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I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture.
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I spend a frightening amount of money on books.
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I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it.
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The more of your private life you put into the public domain, the smaller your private life becomes.
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People have got to get over the fear of not being able to trust others. I come across people who are very successful in their own sphere, and really believe they can do it all themselves, but they can't.
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A great deal of energy is wasted in hating people, and I can honestly say I've no wish to expend such a precious resource on being outraged about anyone.
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I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick.
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Life involves other people and it is a compromise. (Kevin McCloud)
I've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me.
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I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything.
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Building design isn't trendy.
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I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve.
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