” 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. “
” Luckily the whole world is not like me, or else, there would be no world. “
” 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 for me – less intense, less busy, because of time difference and location, it has a calming effect. At least it used to be all that. “
” If you erased New York, I hate to say it, if you erased Frankfurt, even London, the world would not have changed. “
” 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. “
All 5 Nicolas Berggruen Quotes about World in picture
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