John Elkann Quotes

• The lesson I have learnt is that when a family and a business function, they function together. You have to have a family that works and a business that works and the two will end up working well alongside.

  John Elkann

  Two, Together, Lessons

  "Fiat's John Elkann Shares Family Business Views". FBNenews, December 15, 2010.

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• As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities in trying to operate well in what you have to do. There is a positive effect if you end up doing that. That's where I try to spend most of my efforts.

  John Elkann

  Responsibility, Entrepreneur, Effort

  "Fiat's John Elkann Shares Family Business Views". FBN, December 15, 2010.

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• I am a big believer of what Darwin discovered in the Galapagos, proving that the species most responsive to change will survive over apparently stronger or more intelligent competitors.

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  Intelligent, Stronger, Bigs

  Letter to shareholders of Exor, April 2011.

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• I learnt not to be desperate in bad times, and I am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

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  Desperate, Bad Times, Bullish

  "Dynasty calls". www.economist.com. May 08, 2008.

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• I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour [in my children]: one is the sense of guilt and the other is a sense of entitlement. If these two are avoided, then the rest is up to them.

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  Children, Two, Talking

  "Unlikely Heir Who Saved the Family Jewels". Financial Times, March 06, 2011.

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• Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.

  John Elkann

  Reading, Artist, Way

  "All in the Family". Time Magazine, June 26, 2006.

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• Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, ...with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation.

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  Able, Paradox, Situation

  "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels". Financial Times, Marh 06, 2011.

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• I was born in New York, then I went to the UK, then I went to Brazil, then I went to France, then I studied in Italy. My life was always about being confronted with an environment where you had to adapt.

  John Elkann

  New York, Brazil, France

  "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels". Financial Times, Marh 06, 2011.

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