Genevieve Gorder Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things that they contribute to make this country a country.”

“I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly.”

“It's not about doing over the living room of someone who has bad taste in color. This is about restoring historic buildings and instilling pride in a community, which can be done through designing new public spaces and social gathering spots.”

“The Deep South has a completely different history, both good and bad, that is fascinating for everybody. It makes people work together who usually don't, and that sounds like a cliche in so many ways, but it actually happened... and it happened because of a beautiful idea.”

“I'm a designer, I love it, and I haven't worked this hard to do bad work.”

“There's a big difference between decorators and designers and the training is very different.”

“Being on Oprah? You realize that there are a couple of types of audience members. There are like the cult people in the audience who are just crying before she gets on. And then there are the people who are playing it cool. I definitely was somewhere in the middle.”

“I think that, in comparison, New Yorkers and Northerners are so guarded.”

“I'm so used to talk-show hosts just giving you a sound bite and not really being interested.”

“Like I said, TLC has enough of my life. I have to keep some of it for myself.”