Nate Berkus Quotes
One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.
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If Bill jumps into something that relies on a lot of cymbals, I'll jump into something that relies on a lot of skin sounds; if he goes into metal tones, I'll go into wood, and so on. I basically play in his holes.
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Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.
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The other actresses, who are called my contemporaries, they started with a megastar. They were superstars overnight and are the same even today.
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Today, our economy is about an economy of ideas.
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Steve Jobs has been right twice. The first time we got Apple. The second time we got NeXT. The Macintosh ruled. NeXT tanked. Still, Jobs was right both times.
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Life moves fast. As much as you can learn from your history, you have to move forward.
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I just prepare myself to perform well, to support my teammates to play well, to try to get to the final, to the World Series.
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I would describe my sound as classic Motown.
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A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection.
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I need a little bass and I don't even need that crazy bass to break your face. I just want it to sound good when I have my favorite song.
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I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
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My father is an amazing person.
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The difference between American parties is actually simple. Democrats are in favor of higher taxes to pay for greater spending, while Republicans are in favor of greater spending, for which the taxpayers will pay.
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We must take positions. Our weakness in the West is born of the fact of so-called 'objectivity.' Objectivity does not exist - it cannot exist!... The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No, sir: Sometimes truth stays on one side only.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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Flip through the channels, and there is no denying it: The world of cable news - and their network chat-show brethren - is very, very white.
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You have to climb to reach a deep thought.
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If thou wouldst help others deal with them as though they were what they should be
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I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it.
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I aspire to write what are called 'familiar essays.' They begin in the personal and end in the universal. It's not for me to say if I have been successful at it. But that is the hope.
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One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.
