Kevin McCloud Quotes
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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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite - that particular peach is but a detail.
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If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.
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Guys like Clyde McPhatter used to sing their tail ends off!
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Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened.
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I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community.
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Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
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It's not my style to judge anybody.
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Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.
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Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.
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This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all.
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I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them.
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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
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The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness.
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I wanted to be an inventor, whatever I thought that meant then. I guess I was thinking of Edison or maybe James Watt. Or maybe even Newton.
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The biggest organ in your body is your skin, and it's a permeable membrane. Anything you put on it goes into you. If you can't pronounce most of the words on the back of the bottle, it's probably not good for you.
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Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing.
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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.
