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Brunch is boring, but that's part of the charm of it.

Nicolas Berggruen

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Nicolas Berggruen
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 10
Art Collector
Investor
Real Estate Entrepreneur
Paris
France
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Brunch
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Boring

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