Lapo Elkann
Lapo Elkann
Lapo Eduard Elkannis an Italian entrepreneur and grandson of Gianni Agnelli, the former controlling CEO and controlling shareholder of Fiat Automobiles...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 October 1977
CountryItaly
believe cinema cultural italian love
I love challenges, and I believe that the challenge of quality cinema should not be underestimated as an important part of the Italian cultural offer.
love owe whatever
I have never let down Italy, and I never will. I love my country, and I owe a lot to my country, and in that sense, whatever I can and will be able to do for my country, I will do.
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I love Winston Churchill; I think he had the grace of coming and the grace of leaving - when things were hard he was there, and when it was time to leave, he left.
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I love Winston Churchill. I love the wisdom he had, the sagacity. I like people who are independent-minded. People who aren't part of clans or systems, who are talented and free, and able to do things without being corrupted by the system.
america british capital culture fact financial great london love paris people platform whoever
London is the financial capital of Europe, a great platform to America and Asia. I love the fact that in British culture you can be whoever you want, and people don't even look at you. I don't feel that in Paris or Milan.
Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.
arrogant bad happens learned people
I've learned that if one is arrogant and if something bad happens to him, people won't want him to succeed. They will make more of an effort to bring him down.
people
'Made in Italy' is from the tycoons of the '80s, not me. It is people who represent an Italy which I don't belong to and I don't feel a part of.
learn life ordinary president school teachers travel
You can learn from everyone, the president or the cleaner. You need teachers in life, but they're not always school teachers or professors. You learn from ordinary people. You learn from travel, from just walking down the street.
foreign jewels market reigns various
Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with which various foreign conglomerates are buying up the jewels of our manufacturing sector.
good inspiring people taught
I don't have an MBA, and I didn't go to Yale. I'm not an academic person and wasn't a good student. Instead, I've been taught by some of the most inspiring people in the world.
biscuits
I try cars; I try them all. Cars need to be sexy, because we're not talking about biscuits here.
country
I like my country, but I don't think like an Italian. It's a complex, complicated difficult country to make things happen in.
strength
I have many weaknesses, but I have one strength. When I do something, I do it 300 percent. I'm not a middle man.