Kevin McCloud Quotes
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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I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood.
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Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.
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You know, I think I did originally have some sort of idea of maybe a Where Eagles Dare kind of mission against impossible odds, but it really sort of died before I had a chance to really go anywhere with it, and then just doing the book was out of the question.
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I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
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People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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The importance of local governance may not be obvious to an America accustomed to treating city and state downfalls with doses of federal comeuppance. Sometimes there's a reason for that - the Civil War. More often, all reasoning seems absent - No Child Left Behind.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.
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Throughout history, clothes represented who you were; they are a great vehicle for explaining who you are. During the Ching dynasty, for example, what you wore and how it was made reflected your status in society. People could literally read your clothes like a book, just by its color and how it was embroidered.
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I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
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You just have to go to bat and take a swing. And if you're not right for a part, or it goes to a British man, they may remember that you showed up, knew your lines and were good. And maybe they'll call you in for something else.
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People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses. I think a lot of people want to focus on others' shortcomings to make themselves feel better. And it's a very sad thing.
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I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial.
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I always trust my gut reaction; it's always right.
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I will not be a Democrat or a Republican. They are the problem, not the solution. We need to abolish political parties in this country.
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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.
