Nicolas berggruen

I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'

This is a bit like big-game hunting. You look for companies of a certain size that deserve to be public.

I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I'm not.

Commodity exchanges have a lot of advantages. One, you are helping transparency. Two, they are not political. It's institutional building. It can survive any environment, in theory.

I tend to end relationships, so she can find somebody better than me. Because I want to be fair to people. I cannot devote enough energy and time and devotion to her. I think that is fair, no?

I don't mind staying in one place for a while - I like to spend a lot of time in Los Angeles. It's a place where nobody goes out, where people will leave you alone. People in Los Angeles love...