"My father, an engineer, was the gentlest man…" — Kevin McCloud
"My father, an engineer, was the gentlest man I knew."
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37 Quotes by Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud has 37 quotes on this site.
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The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism.
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Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy…
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The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an…
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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…
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Life involves other people and it is a compromise.
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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…
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I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture.
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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…
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Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800.
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As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is…
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Building design isn't trendy.
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Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.
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I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer.
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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off.…
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My father was an engineer and my mother was a social worker, and they met as young socialists. That probably…
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And one of the things that I learned was you can't generalise at all about a woman in a veil.…
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To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.
— Alexander Calder
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My mother was a housewife but she was also an artist. My father was an electrical engineer.
— James Cameron
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No engineer can go upon a new work and not find something peculiar, that will demand his careful reflection, and…
— John B. Jervis
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Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is…
— Dale Carnegie
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Sir Hiram Maxim is a genuine and typical example of the man of science, romantic, excitable, full of real but…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The mantra of any good security engineer is: 'Security is a not a product, but a process.' It's more than…
— Bruce Schneier
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We have already considered with disfavour the possibility of the universe having been planned by a biologist or an engineer;…
— James Jeans
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One of the grandest figures that ever frequented Eastern Yorkshire was William Smith, the distinguished Father of English Geology. My…
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