California Quote by Nicolas Berggruen

“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.” quote by Nicolas Berggruen — Download Open image

“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

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