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If I welcomed people into my lovely home every week in the pages of a magazine, they'd soon see how incredibly dull it is. It's important to maintain a bit of mystique. Kevin McCloud

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I'm quite shy. Television presents an amplified version of yourself. When I'm on camera I'm pumping more adrenaline, I'm being a bit more engaging than I am in everyday conversation, but that's normal, isn't it? Otherwise nobody would want to watch. Kevin McCloud

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I've had my fair share of colds, which last longer than they should and can cause wheezing, so I avoid people who are sneezing like the plague and am scrupulous about hygiene and hand-washing. Kevin McCloud

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

Mistake Excellence Quiet Just Mediocre

When I left university, I idled around without focus for much too long. Kevin McCloud

Focus Long Too Around Without Left Much University

I like that I make toys. Kim Swift

Like Toys Make

Games can be art, and they can be significant and all the glorified things that we want them to be. But if you ask a kid if their toys are important, they'll say 'yes,' and 'Please don't take them away.' Kim Swift

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Typically my ideas come to me in the most inane ways possible. I had the initial idea for 'Quantum Conundrum' while I was walking down the street to get breakfast. People are like, 'Whoa, what's your inspiration, is it something amazing?' No, I was just really hungry. Kim Swift

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When I play games, I'll make up little stories for just anything. It's almost the game of making up background stories for people you see on the street. You know what I mean? I wasn't exactly the popular kid in school growing up, so I found myself really observing people, and watching how they interact, and how they react to things. Kim Swift

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The drawings in 'Portal' were actually me scribbling that stuff... I had a funny moment when I realized that someone gotten 'The cake is a lie' tattooed on themselves. It was really interesting to see my handwriting tattooed on another human being. That... that's odd. Kim Swift

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I think different games have a different chemical release in your brain as far as reward goes. I like making puzzle games, just because I know I'm kinda good at it, and they really are superfun to work on. Kim Swift

I'd been at Valve since I got out of college. I felt like I kind of grew up there, and I wanted to see what else was out in the world. One of the owners of Airtight Games is a friend of mine, and he asked if I would run a team there. It just sounded like a great opportunity. Kim Swift

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I can't really change the games I like to make, and I can't change my own particular aesthetic. Kim Swift

Change Own My Own Particular Like Make Aesthetic Really Games

One of the things I loved about working on 'Portal' was that we'd get emails from people saying, 'I love to play first-person shooters but my girlfriend won't play them with me. But I got her to play 'Portal' and she had a blast.' Kim Swift

When a garment is in sync with your body and its proportions, it looks and feels amazing, and in France that is something that all women know from a young age. L'Wren Scott

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Peruvian food is so simple yet amazingly flavored with their traditional spices. L'Wren Scott

Food Simple Spices Traditional Amazingly

Although my mother didn't necessarily approve of teenage girls wearing heels, she made an exception for me when I was 14 because she didn't want me to be self-conscious about my height - or to slouch. L'Wren Scott

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It was always sort of my dream to make handbags and I wanted a handbag that was very sharp, very structured, very tailored... I wanted a bag you could put all of your things in it, you can open it, you could close it, you could hid all your tricks, but it's not all lumpy. L'Wren Scott

Everyone has this perception that the bloggers, they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them. L'Wren Scott

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It's so important your customer can rely on you for your classics. L'Wren Scott

You Important Classics Rely Customer Your

I wanted to create things that you can always pull out of your closet and rely on. I wanted to create a timeless, classic collection of clothing that you can keep expanding on. L'Wren Scott

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I love a real-life, movie moment in living color. L'Wren Scott

Love Living I Love Color Movie Moment

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