Lapo Elkann Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I love Italy and I say I am from Italy wherever I go.”

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

“My company Independent Ideas worked with Gucci on a special edition Fiat 500.”

“Real luxury is customization.”

“The value of 'Made in Italy' must necessarily be up-to-date. This is the philosophy that Italia Independent has embraced. We decided from the outset to do away with stereotypes and attune ourselves to the extreme pace, to the incessant metamorphoses of the globalized world.”

“I am an obsessive personality. And if you are an obsessive personality, you need to be aware of it and be able to drive it with success. There are moments in your life when you are driving it well, but you shift and you shift badly and you hurt yourself.”

“I drive girls crazy because I might call them 20 times in one day and then the next day not once.”

“I've lived in London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Turin. But New York is my favorite city. It has so much energy, so much toughness.”

“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.”

“I have many weaknesses, but I have one strength. When I do something, I do it 300 percent. I'm not a middle man.”