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Under our stable and committe...

Under our stable and committed ownership, PartnerRe will continue to develop as a leading independent global reinsurer.

John Elkann 10.08.2025 21:05:51 8 quotes

The lesson I have learnt is t...

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.

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I learnt not to be desperate ...

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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I was born in New York, then ...

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.

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As an entrepreneur you have r...

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.

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I'm interested in avoiding tw...

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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Avoiding the all-too-typical ...

Avoiding the all-too-typical divisive trappings of a takeover and creating instead a shared transnational culture - this is one of the most important lessons learned from combining Fiat and Chrysler to create FCA.

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We have been told many times ...

We have been told many times that we have become too big, but these are things that only someone who has no idea of the size of the competition can say. We are too small.

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Della Valle is worried about ...

Della Valle is worried about RCS? RCS is a company that is doing well; I don't think that Della Valle is worried about this.

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My biggest satisfaction was t...

My biggest satisfaction was to learn, inexperienced as I was, that it is possible to find ways out of the deepest difficulties.

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It's my experience at Fiat an...

It's my experience at Fiat and, now, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles that when there is a very strong CEO, it's a good thing to be chairman.

John Elkann 10.08.2025 21:05:51 8 quotes

I learnt not to be desperate ...

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

John Elkann 10.08.2025 21:05:51 8 quotes

We think the ownership cultur...

We think the ownership culture is very important, so we like to invest in businesses whose leaders are also owners.

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As long-term business builder...

As long-term business builders, we invest our permanent capital and deploy management skills in support of talented leaders and companies with global potential.

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We are convinced of the huge ...

We are convinced of the huge potential that still lies ahead and particularly in The Economist's ability to seize the many development opportunities linked to the digitisation of the media industry.

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I wish Rupert, Robert, and th...

I wish Rupert, Robert, and their hugely talented News Corp team continued and growing success in all they do, deploying News Corp's extraordinary skills and potential to the huge opportunities of a relentlessly more digital world.

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Many things are linked to bein...

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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I am a big believer of what Da...

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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Artists have a sensibility tha...

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

John Elkann 03.03.2018 03:03:03 8 quotes

I learnt not to be desperate i...

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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