Quotes by Designers

I don't know which was the first love - music or fashion. Kerby Jean-Raymond

Love Music Fashion First Know First Love Which

One of the things about runways that I hate is that you can't accommodate so many people because you don't have those in-and-out privileges where people can come and go. Kerby Jean-Raymond

You Hate People Those One Of The Things About Come Come And Go Because Accommodate Go Privileges So Many People Where Many Things

We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to myself, 'I'll take on any of these kids.' Kerby Jean-Raymond

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If I'm going to be the black designer, I'm going to tell it my way. Kerby Jean-Raymond

Black Way Tell Going Designer

Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800. Kevin McCloud

Architecture Sexiest Pretty Doing Much Thing

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. Kevin McCloud

People Money Achieve Value Look Terms Trying Personal Social Homes

I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything. Kevin McCloud

Buy Any Done Want Anyone Anything Harm

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. Kevin McCloud

Great People Great Deal Wish Energy Honestly Resource Say Hating Hating People About Outraged Deal Precious Expend Being Anyone Wasted

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. Kevin McCloud

World Pool Top Adrenalin Equivalent Off Land Paddling

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

Family Other Chaotic Like House Terribly Any Neatness Fastidious Symmetry

Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it. Kevin McCloud

Home Achieve Building Own About Anyone Fantasy Your Desire

I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick. Kevin McCloud

Brothers Absurd Like Kubrick Surreal Coen

Building design isn't trendy. Kevin McCloud

Building Design Trendy

Because I live in the countryside, I want a building which encourages me to have a fully formed relationship with the environment. It gives me an opportunity to not just be inside or outside, but in a range of contexts. Kevin McCloud

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Your home should be about enriching the daily experience. Kevin McCloud

Home Daily Experience Enriching About Should Your Daily Experience

People have got to get over the fear of not being able to trust others. I come across people who are very successful in their own sphere, and really believe they can do it all themselves, but they can't. Kevin McCloud

Trust People Fear Own Believe Others Sphere Able Over Come Got Very Get Being Themselves Really Successful Across Who

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. Kevin McCloud

Time Broken You Musicians Money Result Difficult Relationships Unless Kids Marriages Proportion League Fair Make Got Lots Friends Move Hard Premier Premier League Who

I'm terrified of being poor, I always have been. It's growing up as a Methodist. I'll spend that bit of extra money to get a better seat on a train sometimes, because it's quieter and calmer, but I refuse to spend money on clothes. Kevin McCloud

I spend a frightening amount of money on books. Kevin McCloud

Money Spend Books Frightening Amount

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet. Kevin McCloud

Breath Every Take Human Human Beings Planet Beings Damages