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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/i-am-not-that-attached-to-material-things-and-the-good-thing-is-i-can/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

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## More by Nicolas Berggruen

> [The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/the-biggest-determinant-in-our-lives-is-culture-where-we-are-born/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [Everybody is different and I think that we live in a material world. But for me, possessing things is not that interesting. Living in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/everybody-is-different-and-i-think-that-we-live-in-a-material-world/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [California is a place of invention, a place of courage, a place of vision, a place of the future. People who made California what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/california-is-a-place-of-invention-a-place-of-courage-a-place-of/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/i-am-not-that-attached-to-material-things-and-the-good-thing-is-i-can/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [L.A. is very special to me, so far away from my world on the East Coast, Europe, Asia. It's a bit of an island…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/l-a-is-very-special-to-me-so-far-away-from-my-world-on-the-east-coast/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/possessing-things-is-not-that-interesting-living-in-a-grand/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/singapore-has-been-incredibly-well-managed-it-was-created-out-of-the/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [I understand the human instinct to want to create a nest and possess things, to show them off, but for me personally, it became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/i-understand-the-human-instinct-to-want-to-create-a-nest-and-possess/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/other-people-might-have-family-three-kids-or-five-houses-in-my-case/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [I can drive. Let's just say you don't want to be in the passenger seat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/i-can-drive-let-s-just-say-you-don-t-want-to-be-in-the-passenger-seat/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/i-don-t-get-that-much-enjoyment-out-of-saying-i-own-it/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/everything-i-do-now-is-about-growing-the-pot-to-have-more-to-give-away/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [Think of everything in Seattle - Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks. Then you go down to Silicon Valley - Intel, Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter. What does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/think-of-everything-in-seattle-microsoft-amazon-starbucks-then-you-go/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [Brunch is boring, but that's part of the charm of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/brunch-is-boring-but-that-s-part-of-the-charm-of-it/)

[Nicolas Berggruen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-berggruen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-berggruen/i-don-t-mind-staying-in-one-place-for-a-while-i-like-to-spend-a-lot/)

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