Bernard Arnault Professions : BusinessmanBorn : March 5, 1949 Browse All Authors Top 41 quotes by Bernard Arnault I think in business, you have to learn to be patient. Maybe I'm not very patient myself. But I think that I've learned the most is be able to wait for something and get it when it's the right time. Bernard Arnault learninginspirationthinking I like that combination between creativity and the creative process and the organization needed to make a business like this successful worldwide. Bernard Arnault creativitybusinesssuccess If you control your distribution, you control your image. Bernard Arnault distributionifs It is not enough to have a talented designer; the management must be inspired too. The creative process is very disorganised; the production process has to be very rational. Bernard Arnault designcreativemanagement If you deeply appreciate and love what creative people do and how they think, which is usually in unpredictable and irrational ways, then you can start to understand them. And finally, you can see inside their minds and DNA. Bernard Arnault dnapeoplethinking A good product can last forever. Bernard Arnault productslastsforever In the luxury business, you have to build on heritage. Bernard Arnault luxuryheritage Affordable luxury - these are two words that don't go together. Bernard Arnault luxurytogethertwo Luxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins. Bernard Arnault marginsgoodsluxury What we do in our group is the opposite of the bad effects of globalization. We produce in Italy and in France and we sell to China, when usually it's the opposite. Bernard Arnault chinesegroupsopposites 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. Bernard Arnault creativemanagementsides Louis Vuitton, the world's biggest luxury brand in terms of sales, is planning to dampen its expansion worldwide and focus on high-end products to preserve its exclusive image. Bernard Arnault expansionluxuryfocus I take time to get close to, and I don't immediately throw my arms round someone. Bernard Arnault take-timearmsrounds China is clearly going to be the number one economic power and it is already full of potential.. with lots of population and the buying power increasing by the day. . Bernard Arnault populationbuyingnumbers When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice. Bernard Arnault donepracticeideas Once we decided to do a tower in New York, it had to say something about our group, reflecting the mix of modernity and creativity in our organization. It's a symbol. Bernard Arnault creativityorganizationnew-york From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good. Bernard Arnault conductorviennaplay Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur. Bernard Arnault francechildhoodentrepreneur 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. Bernard Arnault engineeringcreativejobs Working in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It's important that they are free to develop ideas. And rather than detracting from the principal job, it reinforces it. I think of that money as venture capital. It's not a big investment. Bernard Arnault freedomleadershipjobs Similar Authors Bob Iger businessman Bob Wright businessman Bruce Karatz businessman Bruce Kovner businessman Brian Roberts businessman Brandon Wade businessmanAll Authors
