Bernard Arnault

The person who I admire most in business is Warren Buffett. He is a long-term investor and has brilliant ideas, and he sticks to them. ”

In the luxury business, you have to build on heritage. ”

When you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with the creative side. ”

When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success. ”

People think of politicians having true power, but that's less and less true. After all, they are often constrained or being edged into a corner by a whole series of contingencies. ”

It's true that I am not from the south and I have a certain reserve. I take time to get close to, and I don't immediately throw my arms round someone. But it is more a question of style. ”

Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur. ”

In business, I think the most important thing is to position yourself for long-term and not be too impatient, which I am by nature, and I have to control myself. ”

I take time to get close to, and I don't immediately throw my arms round someone. ”

From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good. ”