Kevin McCloud Quotes
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Building a house from scratch in the middle of a field is a bit like building a prototype car. As with all prototypes, if you're building a car you usually have the luxury of producing several prototypes before you arrive at the production line version - so the opportunity for changing things is quite rich.
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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 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 don't know whether other asthma sufferers find this, but I've noticed that even when I've got my asthma under control, I often develop another problem such as an ear, chest or sinus infection and sometimes even joint pains.
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Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.
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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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I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones.
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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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I've got lots of friends who are musicians, and there is a fair proportion of broken marriages and relationships as a result. You are on the move all the time. It's difficult if you have kids, and it's hard to make money unless you are in the premier league.
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There's no reason for your imagination to be fettered by money.
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My father, an engineer, was the gentlest man I knew.
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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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Building design isn't trendy.
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I am a big fan of long drop, composting toilets - I like the cycle of using waste. When you have experienced one and seen what comes out of the bottom, it is amazing stuff. It's the most beautiful, driest, sweet-smelling compost.
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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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One mustn't mistake bling for excellence, just as one mustn't mistake quiet for mediocre.
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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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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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You cannot use the democratic process for the procurement of excellence.
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I hate negativity. I hate people who say the phrase 'I hate'. I really don't like the word 'hate.' Dislike, frightened of, terrified of, or yukky - but not 'hate.'
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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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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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Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800.
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Life involves other people and it is a compromise.