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" I want to study theoretical physics because it is one of the hardest things there is. "

Sergio Marchionne

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" Chrysler's best assets were its Jeeps, minivans, and light trucks. Fiat's expertise was in small-car technology and fuel-efficient engines, the very thing that Chrysler lacked. "

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" If you put a Ferrari sticker on a toaster, it doesn't go any faster. "

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" I am proud of my Italian heritage, and nothing I have said should be interpreted as an attempt at minimizing its value. "

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" When I was young and foolish, and I had no money, I bought myself the carcass of a Jaguar E-Type. It was a rust bucket. I spent all my university savings trying to fix the car. I never did, and I finally sold it to recover at least part of my investment. "

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" I think that if you don't do the full analysis of what the origin of the electrical power is, where it comes from, how you get batteries into these cars, what the cost is in terms of CO2 and the environment, I think the analysis that we are going to save the planet with electric cars is nonsense. "

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" People are very focused on value and preservation of capital. They're a lot less risk-prone than they used to be. "

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" Auto companies need to quickly separate the stuff that will be swallowed by commodity from the brand stuff. "

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" I'm a fixer by nature. "

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" Having had to live through a period of integration into another country a number of years ago, I am keenly aware of the negative implications of stereotyping and the significant efforts required to undo its effects. "

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" People need to trust you: that you're going to pull them out and that they will follow you when you pull them out. If they don't get that comfort, they're going to drop you. This is true of organizations. It's true of countries. "

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" I act like a native in North America. I eat sliders in Detroit. "

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" Don't believe your own press, and don't give speeches. "

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" It would be idiotic to position ourselves against Silicon Valley. "

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" BlackBerrys are divine instruments. "

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" We've done all the work that needs to be done on the inside to make sure there's no malfeasance inside Chrysler. "

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" I don't want to conquer North America. I only want a share. "

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" The suggestion that we were pursuing consolidation as a replacement for reaching our financial targets by 2018 is fundamentally a bunch of hogwash. "

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" Jeep represents a way of life. It's not just a car. "

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" I am never on holiday. "

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" Being small, cute is going to do nothing. "

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" We have been very reluctant to make statements about where the industry is going to go. The Wrangler is going hybrid in 2020. We don't make much noise about that, but it will happen. "

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" I won't talk of bad luck. I don't believe in it. "

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" When we agreed to the changes in the emissions standards and the objectives for 2025 with President Obama, there was a very clear road map that was put in place that required a midterm review, which should have been completed by 2017 and '18. "

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" I love Obama to talk about Chrysler. It's the cheapest bloody advertising I can get. "

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" The heart of Ferrari is winning in F1. I don't want to see our drivers in 7th and 12th place. "

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" The biggest fear that I see is that we will be left behind. We are a very slow industry; for us to make a decision takes forever. Take Tesla: Elon moves at the speed of a rocket. "

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" There are very few things that are certain in this market - apart from one, and that is that small displacement diesels are dead. "

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" If you look at Jeep, Ram, and the premium brands, those are brands that will survive. "

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