73 Quotes by Kevin McCloud

Your home should be about enriching the daily experience.

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.'

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

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.

Life involves other people and it is a compromise.

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.

I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.

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.

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