Nicolas Berggruen Quotes
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Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!
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The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.
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People believe what they want to believe.
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If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop.
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I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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I have really high expectations for myself, so I just want to go out there and compete.
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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My audience has really become a very diverse group of people. It's not just 15-year-old girls. That's kind of what allows me to write from all the different places I want to write from.
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It's so important to me to do the washing, do the Hoovering. I don't ever want to lose contact with that.
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I'm basically a know-it-all, and I'm writing a book about it. I want it to be called 'Danson on Water' and have me on the cover in this Christlike pose, standing on the water.
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency.
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If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
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You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.
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I want a brood, you know. I'd like to have a little soccer team and a minivan and all that stuff.
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I wouldn't want to go out six nights a week and watch somebody's reserves playing to check out a footballer to see if we're going to buy him.
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I want to just be what kids believe in.
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I'm a crier. I always cry. I cry at the dumbest things, too. This is why I sort of steer clear of movies and films that I know are going to be depressing. I don't care how many awards they've won - I know they're good. I don't need to watch them, because I don't want to be depressed, and I don't want to cry.
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When you get bullied, you automatically think that you're the reason why you're getting bullied. The reality is, it's about them, not you... I'm all about blocking people. I'm all about saying, 'You know what, I don't need this in my life.'
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It is impossible to combat enthusiasm with reason; for though it makes a show of resistance, it soon eludes the pressure, refers you to distinctions not to be understood, and feelings which it cannot explain. A man who would endeavor to fix an enthusiast by argument might as well attempt to spread quicksilver with his finger.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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If I had the day off and knew everyone else was voting, I wouldn't miss it. It would become a routine part of my responsibility as a citizen - like paying taxes, only less soul crushing.
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I can drive. Let's just say you don't want to be in the passenger seat.
