Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races.
Nicolas BerggruenAt the end, the key thing is you've got to live with yourself. That's the real test. Everything else is fleeting.
Nicolas BerggruenIf you erased New York, I hate to say it, if you erased Frankfurt, even London, the world would not have changed.
Nicolas BerggruenPossessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal.
Nicolas Berggruen