Archives for category: Inspiration
“Rough Luxe is not about nostalgia; it’s about the truth of oxygen and time. Things that age with beauty. The reality is that of patina. That’s just the scientific reality. Think about the Mile van der Roche chair. Is it going to be modern in 2080?”
“My favorite colors come from the shades of local earth. Dig in the ground and you’ll find so many layers of color—amazing yellows, sand, browns, black, beige. I don’t like cool, dogmatic white houses. They’re not human. I prefer warmth.”
“When you think like this, living a good life is easy. It comes down to one question only: Can you be satisfied with what you have tonight? That’s the whole secret of life!”
“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.”
“The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone’s body without actually touching them?”
“I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?”
“My philosophy of dating is to just fart right away.”
“I don’t stop eating when I’m full. The meal isn’t over when I’m full. It’s over when I hate myself.”
