Nicolas Berggruen Quotes
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.
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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 don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
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Businesses can't afford to react to what their customers want; they need to anticipate their needs.
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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 really like boats. If you want to go somewhere, you just take your house with you.
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency.
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It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found - indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese.
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Anytime you get an audience that's paying attention, you enjoy it more.
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In China, I helped introduce UNEP's campaign to reduce food waste on World Environment Day. The government took notice of food waste issues and now, when you over-order in a restaurant, you are encouraged to downsize. This is where people can really impact policy and vice versa!
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The loneliest Chinese man I ever met lived halfway up the Three Gorges, in Sichuan Province.
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The man-child in American comedies is always glorified; they never really show the darker side.
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I can drive. Let's just say you don't want to be in the passenger seat.
