Kevin McCloud Quotes

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Kevin McCloud

Profession : Designer

Birth : May 8, 1959

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 admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

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My father, an engineer, was the gentlest man I knew.

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Luckily I have never missed a day's filming or work due to asthma.

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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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Self-builders are the adrenalin junkies of the DIY world; it's the equivalent of base-jumping off the top of the Gherkin to land in a paddling pool.

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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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One mustn't mistake bling for excellence, just as one mustn't mistake quiet for mediocre.

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There's nothing you can do about busted ribs. You just have to wait for them to pop back into place again.

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When I left university, I idled around without focus for much too long.

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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've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me.

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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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