Ty Pennington Quotations

A home is more than just where you live; it reflects who you are.

Design can change how you look at yourself.

I was the kid who was drawing on tables or removing the legs of furniture.

I can cook really well. I started cooking as a kid, so I can fend for myself in the kitchen and even do a little gourmet action.

My first job in construction paid my way through art school. I was building to pay my bills.

When I was handed a hammer, my first project was building a three-story tree house.

Our show proves that some pretty incredible things can happen when people come together.

I know what's it's like to grow up with ADHD and how important it is for parents, caregivers and patients, to have access to accurate information.

We had to wait until FEMA and the government said we could come in. I was not prepared for what I saw down there. When you see it firsthand, it looks like Hiroshima. ... We were hoping we could go down and help out where it would affect a lot of people: churches, community centers.

The fact that they would want me on the cover, it's kind of an honor.

The one thing about our show is some pretty incredible things can happen when people come together and help people in need.

Absolutely, we're going in. We want to do whatever we can. But the cool thing is that we can all start (helping) right now -- as long as you give something, whether it's time or cash or whatever you have.

It was completely different. Usually we help out one family and build one house ... It's tough to do one house in a neighborhood that doesn't have any houses.

I just want to come by and say that Greg and the crew at Simmons Homes, you guys have been absolutely incredible.

If you lose the sounds coming out of New Orleans, you lose part of the American language. I realize we're just a TV show, but we feel we have a real obligation to let these people know we haven't forgotten about them, that we'll do whatever we can to make things right.

Don't be stupid. It's not smart.

I like women who are self-sufficient.

That's the other thing: Even if you're on medication, you still have to treat your body properly and take care of yourself. The idea that [ADHD] goes away or you grow out of it isn't true.

I've got the best job in the world, and i meet some of the most amazing human beings on the planet. I'm one lucky guy.

If you loose the sounds comming out of New Orleans, you loose apart of the american language.

Life's a roller coaster, and you never know when it's going to take a turn.