John Elkann quotes
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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.”
-- John ElkannSource : "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 ElkannSource : "Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels". Financial Times, Marh 06, 2011.
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“(talking about his children) "I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour: 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.”
-- John ElkannSource : "Unlikely Heir Who Saved the Family Jewels". Financial Times, March 06, 2011.
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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 ElkannSource : "Fiat's John Elkann Shares Family Business Views". FBN, December 15, 2010.
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“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 ElkannSource : "Fiat's John Elkann Shares Family Business Views". FBNenews, December 15, 2010.
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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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“Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.”
-- John ElkannSource : "All in the Family". Time Magazine, June 26, 2006.
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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.”
-- John ElkannSource : Letter to shareholders of Exor, April 2011.
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“The only people I have been able to use are those who fought”
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“The paradox of simplicity is that making things simpler is hard work.”
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“Everybody has a high point and a lot goes into that: timing, situation, general consciousness.”
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“Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.”
Source : "Readers recommend: melancholy songs" by Peter Kimpton, www.theguardian.com. August 27, 2015.
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