The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance, good governance or a certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives.
Nicolas BerggruenIf you erased New York, I hate to say it, if you erased Frankfurt, even London, the world would not have changed.
Nicolas BerggruenIf you have things and if you are a perfectionist, which I am, you have to really tend to them, and it takes energy away from other things.
Nicolas Berggruen