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… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
Everybody is different and I think that we live in a material world. But for me, possessing things is not that interesting. Living in… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
California is a place of invention, a place of courage, a place of vision, a place of the future. People who made California what… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
I understand the human instinct to want to create a nest and possess things, to show them off, but for me personally, it became… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
I can drive. Let's just say you don't want to be in the passenger seat. — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away, — Nicolas Berggruen Copy Share Image
