Nate Berkus Quotes

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

I think the years on 'The Donna Reed Show,' the years from 14 to 19, were so incredibly important. Donna Reed was simply an extraordinary woman, a woman of great strength, kindness, integrity and compassion. I am not trying to make her sound like a saint, but she had the most profound influence on me. I carry her with me today.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.

Leadership is service to others.

I always felt called to serve, to empower and ennoble as many people as I could, teaching, truth-telling, exposing lies, bearing witness, and being willing to live and die for something bigger than yourself. I had a passion and love of learning and wisdom that was inseparable from a love of music and the arts.

People are starving for truth and leadership.

A mentor is someone with a willingness to help others, who has a capacity to inspire, a determination to work hard, a clear sense of vision, an inspiring purpose, a deep sense of integrity and an appreciation for joy.

I think every leader must possess vision, and they absolutely have to have a heart of service.

I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Jesse Jackson is a leader and a teacher who can open our hearts and open our minds and stir our very souls.

Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.

Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

I think of Oprah as a Mother Joseph wannabe, a daytime oracle rewarding the good and punishing the bad.

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

Kerry Washington is a mentor to me. She is so strong and smart. She's also so giving and supportive.

Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.

I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.

You just couldn't be in George Romney's presence without some of his goodness and integrity wearing off on you.