Nicolas Berggruen Quotes
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.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad.
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I'm a runner first before anything else.
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There are certain things that I do - I don't eat chicken or pork. I stay away from red meat a lot; I eat fish most of the time. I think it makes me feel cleaner, not just body wise. I feel good.
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This is probably why, my life is easier, and my family is very happy, because we never lie each other. This is probably all people supposed to feel each other, so be always in all of the world they'll be peace.
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I've had a lot of struggles and I would be in a lot of trouble, I think, if I wasn't a Christian.
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I hated the fact that I had to read 'Moby-Dick' as a senior in high school.
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When you start playing tennis, you don't imagine there's a whole bureaucracy behind the tournaments and all of that. You just think about winning the cups.
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In cartoons and in improv, anything can happen. You can be any character you want. The rules of real life don't always apply.
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The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
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I didn't intend to run for public office. I didn't really think about it.
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There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck in a traffic jam.
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Growing up in the middle of nowhere, there was a lot of twangy music around, but it didn't really connect with me then.
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April is tax month. If you are having trouble filing your taxes, then you should hire an accountant. They'll give you the same advice that they've given hundreds of corporations - taxes are for douche bags.
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I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals.
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In high school, I did some musicals, but I never took acting until college. I was studying opera, classical voice, and a speech teacher asked me to audition for this play, and I got the lead.
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I make hit records. I make hit records to motivate the people.
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It's clear that the United States has more to give the world than military bases.
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Conflict is good in a negotiation process... it's the clash of two ideas, which then, all being well, produces a third idea.
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The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.
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To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.
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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.
