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Nicolas Berggruen Quotes

Commodity exchanges have a lot of advantages. One, you are helping transparency. Two, they are not political. It’s institutional building. It can survive any environment, in theory Picture Quote #1

I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I’m not Picture Quote #1

I tend to end relationships, so she can find somebody better than me. Because I want to be fair to people. I cannot devote enough energy and time and devotion to her. I think that is fair, no? Picture Quote #1

I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as a man you don’t need much... a few papers, a couple of books, and a few shirts, jackets, sweaters. It fits in a little thing, in a paper bag, so it’s very easy Picture Quote #1

This is a bit like big-game hunting. You look for companies of a certain size that deserve to be public Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind staying in one place for a while - I like to spend a lot of time in Los Angeles. It’s a place where nobody goes out, where people will leave you alone. People in Los Angeles love themselves and they love what they do and they leave you alone. If you’re isolated, you have a real advantage. You can work Picture Quote #1

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Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races Picture Quote #1

I felt I was owned by possessions Picture Quote #1

Brunch is boring, but that’s part of the charm of it Picture Quote #1

California is a place of invention, a place of courage, a place of vision, a place of the future. People who made California what it is were willing to take risks, think outside convention and build Picture Quote #1

In my teens I was interested in photography. Then I decided that I should learn something about the world of commerce. And I came to America at age 17 to escape Europe. I went to NYU - nothing better than being 17 years old and coming to New York Picture Quote #1

Other people might have family - three kids or five houses. In my case, that doesn’t exist. I’m going to give everything away. Everything has been transferred to charitable trusts. There is no question about that. The question is where, not if Picture Quote #1

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Luckily the whole world is not like me, or else, there would be no world Picture Quote #1

I can drive. Let’s just say you don’t want to be in the passenger seat Picture Quote #1

I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I’m not Picture Quote #1

Everybody is different and I think that we live in a material world. But for me, possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal. Whatever I own is temporary, since we’re only here for a short period of time. It’s what we do and produce, it’s our actions, that will last forever. That’s real value Picture Quote #1

I don’t have a house, and I don’t have a lot of time for socializing, so every year I have a party for all of my friends Picture Quote #1

The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance, good governance or a certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives Picture Quote #1

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At the end, the key thing is you’ve got to live with yourself. That’s the real test. Everything else is fleeting Picture Quote #1

California has something which not every place in the world has: It has what I would call a sunny side, and I don’t mean just physically, but the sunny side is a future. California’s worth saving, to put it bluntly Picture Quote #1

If you have things and if you are a perfectionist, which I am, you have to really tend to them, and it takes energy away from other things Picture Quote #1

Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal Picture Quote #1

Commodity exchanges have a lot of advantages. One, you are helping transparency. Two, they are not political. It’s institutional building. It can survive any environment, in theory Picture Quote #1

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Commodity exchanges have a lot of advantages. One, you are helping transparency. Two, they are not political. It’s institutional building. It can survive any environment, in theory. (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I’m not. (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I tend to end relationships, so she can find somebody better than me. Because I want to be fair to people. I cannot devote enough energy and time and devotion to her. I think that is fair, no? (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as a man you don’t need much... a few papers, a couple of books, and a few shirts, jackets, sweaters. It fits in a little thing, in a paper bag, so it’s very easy. (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) This is a bit like big-game hunting. You look for companies of a certain size that deserve to be public. (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I don’t mind staying in one place for a while - I like to spend a lot of time in Los Angeles. It’s a place where nobody goes out, where people will leave you alone. People in Los Angeles love themselves and they love what they do and they leave you alone. If you’re isolated, you have a real advantage. You can work. (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I felt I was owned by possessions (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) Brunch is boring, but that’s part of the charm of it (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) California is a place of invention, a place of courage, a place of vision, a place of the future. People who made California what it is were willing to take risks, think outside convention and build (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) In my teens I was interested in photography. Then I decided that I should learn something about the world of commerce. And I came to America at age 17 to escape Europe. I went to NYU - nothing better than being 17 years old and coming to New York (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) Other people might have family - three kids or five houses. In my case, that doesn’t exist. I’m going to give everything away. Everything has been transferred to charitable trusts. There is no question about that. The question is where, not if (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) Luckily the whole world is not like me, or else, there would be no world (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I can drive. Let’s just say you don’t want to be in the passenger seat (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I’m not (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) Everybody is different and I think that we live in a material world. But for me, possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal. Whatever I own is temporary, since we’re only here for a short period of time. It’s what we do and produce, it’s our actions, that will last forever. That’s real value (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) I don’t have a house, and I don’t have a lot of time for socializing, so every year I have a party for all of my friends (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance, good governance or a certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) At the end, the key thing is you’ve got to live with yourself. That’s the real test. Everything else is fleeting (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) California has something which not every place in the world has: It has what I would call a sunny side, and I don’t mean just physically, but the sunny side is a future. California’s worth saving, to put it bluntly (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) If you have things and if you are a perfectionist, which I am, you have to really tend to them, and it takes energy away from other things (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes) Commodity exchanges have a lot of advantages. One, you are helping transparency. Two, they are not political. It’s institutional building. It can survive any environment, in theory (Nicolas Berggruen Quotes)