Nate Berkus Quotes
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?
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I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.
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What I love about what I get to do is that I'm allowed to create the stories that I want to tell with minimal interference by some very big corporations like Microsoft and Sprint and EA and BioWare. The advantage that these tech companies have is that they understand the space organically, versus traditional media companies.
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Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!
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I was a kid who had asthma and bifocals and wore sweater vests.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.
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When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.
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I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.
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While I knew that individuals had in history - and still could - make a difference, it seemed presumptuous - even pompous - to imagine that I could be part of it, that I could be one of them.
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I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.
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I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.
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A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. They're in search of something worse than that. Money, yeah. I think the media's the kind of a thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.
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I had a band before I did standup - I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and that's how I make a living - and from acting - but I never stopped playing and producing and recording music.
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Carefully observe oneself and one's situation, carefully observe others, and carefully observe one's environment. Consider fully, act decisively.
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I like my coffee like I like my women. In a plastic cup.
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A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; sometimes they meander.
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And then all of a suddenOh, it seemed so strange to me,How we went from something's missingTo a family.Lookin' back all I can sayAbout all the things he did for meIs I hope I'm at least half the dadThat he didn't have to be.
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You don't need to spend a lot of money on stuff when you have amazing architecture.
