I don't believe in having spaces in the home that don't get used. We pay so much for … - Nate Berkus

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We may have revolved every possible idea in our minds, and yet the truth has never occurred to us, and it is from without, when we are least expecting it, that it gives us its cruel stab and wounds us forever.

Nate Berkus

I don't believe in having spaces in the home that don't get used. We pay so much for square footage that to waste it is criminal.

Believe, Home, Squares, Having, Criminal, Footage

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We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone's feelings. But what I have seen on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is that no one benefits from holding back and keeping things bottled up inside. So I pride myself on speaking my mind and not being afraid to give honest feedback.

Fear, Hold, Hurt, Hurting, Pride, Speaking My Mind

I didn't necessarily want to be famous growing up, but I knew I would be a good famous person because I'm not offended if somebody comes up to me and knows things about me and wants to engage me in a conversation.

Conversation, Engage, Growing Up, Somebody, Want, Would Be

I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn’t know. She made me play baseball - I had no desire to do that. I said, ‘Mom, I don’t like direct sunlight, I don’t like bugs, I don’t like grass, and I’d rather be in the house playing with your fabric samples. ’

Baseball, Desire, Like, Mom, Mother, Playing

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding.

Chance, Giving, Message, Opportunity, People, Way

I can look at a photo and the dimensions of any piece and tell you if it's going to sit well with the four other pieces in your room.

Dimensions, Four, Look, Looks, Piece, Pieces

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I love secrets. Here's a bunch of people who think they know each other over a long period of time. And they do. And they don't. Secrets aren't the same thing as shame, but they can fall in that category. I'm very interested in the ways that people are open and honest with one another and simultaneously in hiding. What we know about those we love is only part of the story. Who do we protect with our secrets? Others? Ourselves? These are questions that interest me in fiction. The public and the private self.

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Frank Dobson

I don't think we can go into important local elections next year. . . with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we've got now.

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Hand-spinning is designed to put millions of rupees in the hands of the poor villagers.

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My grandmothers are full of memories, smelling of soap and onions and wet clay, with veins rolling roughly over quick hands, they have many clean words to say, my grandmothers were strong.

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