Kevin McCloud quotes
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“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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“Life involves other people and it is a compromise.”
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“I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick.”
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“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.”
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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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“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.”
-- Kevin McCloudSource : "Grand Designs: The home truths of Kevin McCloud". Interview with Patrick Collinson, www.theguardian.com. April 08, 2011.
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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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“Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good.”
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“Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.”
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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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“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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“Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.”
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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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“If you said to me, 'Lie down on that concrete floor and fall asleep,' I could do it. I can sleep anywhere at any time of day on any surface.”
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“My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens.”
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“The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism.”
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“Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy activities in order to be able to greenwash their products and feel good.”
-- Kevin McCloudSource : Kevin McCloud (2010). “Kevin McCloud’s 43 Principles of Home: Enjoying Life in the 21st Century”, p.2, HarperCollins UK
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“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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“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've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me.”
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“I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.”
-- Kevin McCloudSource : "Grand Designs Kevin McCloud: 'My House Is as Chaotic as Yours'". Interview with Judith Woods, www.telegraph.co.uk. October 27, 2010.
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“I'm driven by issues, not driven to be political.”
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“I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out of that.”
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“I spend a frightening amount of money on books.”
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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 don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture.”
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“Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800.”
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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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“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 McCloudSource : "Man about the house". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2008.
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