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“LaStampa has always been a free newspaper because of its economical sustainability, and we're proud of it. It's the only way for a newspaper to be independent.”

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The future of newspaper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyiowqNu23s, LaStampa, 21-06-17

“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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"Fiat's John Elkann shares family business views" http://www.fbn-i.org/dec-10/article1.html, FBNenews, 12-15-2010

“John was in exactly the right place at the right time to understand manufacturing at its deepest level — at a cellular level. His apprenticeship culminated in an insight that was critical to Fiat’s survival. He noticed a persistent gap between what happens on the factory floor of, say, a headlight plant in Birmingham, and what information filters up to headquarters.”

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Reid Hoffman, Masters of scale https://mastersofscale.com/john-elkann-how-to-build-your-company-to-last/, Entrepreneur Magazine, 2017
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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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"Letter to shareholders" http://www.exor.com/?p=lettera_presidente_dettaglio&s=exor&lang=en, Exor, April 2011

“(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.”

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"Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels" http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA, Financial Times, 03-06-11

“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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"Dinasty calls" http://www.economist.com/node/11328624?story_id=11328624, The Economist, 05-08-2008

“He is extremely intelligent and has a great sense of responsibility. I've seen, in the past few years, he has managed several crises with extreme dignity and wisdom.”

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Henry Kissinger, "Interview: All In The Family" http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901060703-1207766-2,00.html, Time Magazine, 06-25-2006
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“Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.”

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"All in the family" http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207766-3,00.html, TIME, 06-25-2006

“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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"Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels" http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA, Financial Times, 03-06-11

“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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"Fiat's John Elkann shares family business views" http://www.fbn-i.org/dec-10/article1.html, FBNenews, 12-15-2010

“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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"Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels" http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA, Financial Times, 03-06-11