Nicolas Berggruen Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“Brunch is boring, but that's part of the charm of it.”

“Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away.”

“If you erased New York, I hate to say it, if you erased Frankfurt, even London, the world would not have changed.”

“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.”

“Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal.”

“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.”

“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.”