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Lapo Elkann Quote

“I'm a freestyle creative entrepreneur. Not a businessman. I like to create ventures in which creativity stands at the centre.”

— Lapo Elkann

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London is like a girlfriend I loved, then really fell out with.

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Friendship

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Italy's assets are her style, her beauty, her creativity, her passion, her energy, her technology; and these will be core brand values of all our cars. Fiat as a company has a long way to go and a steep road ahead.

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Wisdom

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In America, if you succeed, you don't have to apologize. In Italy, success is envied, and envy is the worst, worst, worst thing in the world. It's easy for me to say because I have had more than many others, but at the end of the day, I have never envied anyone. I wish to no one that they waste their time envying anyone else.

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Success

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I've missed a lot of trains in my life, and another one always comes.

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Life

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A pocket square must always - always - be white and a bit wild. If it is too prepared, it is tacky.

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Wisdom

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I am lucky because I can - and I like to - mix the beautiful Caraceni jackets I inherited from my grandfather with a pair of Tsubi jeans or wear a favorite pin-striped suit from him for more formal occasions. I'm crazy about pinstripes and vintage fifties fabrics.

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