Sergio Marchionne Quotes

I could've gone to Harvard twice, the money I lost on cars.

One of my first investments was $100,000 in a Web-based calendar startup - and I lost every dollar.

It's only money, honey.

I have an old car that I've rebuilt myself - a 1973 Dodge Challenger - and I also have a 1967 Pontiac GTO.

Any investment bought via credit always runs the risk of margin calls and, eventually, liquidation.

My investments have been hurt.

I have done stupid with a lot of zeros on the end of it. I know what it looks like.

I have one thing that I'm saving for my son. It's a 1965 Chevy Impala Super Sport. It's a beautiful sea-foam green color. It's like a teal green, white interior, and it's just a gorgeous car.

I didn't get my first car until I was 22. It was a BMW 1602 and now I've got it back I'm waiting to restore it.

I might make an investment and lose some money, but that's something I can recover from.

Foreclosure is to no one's benefit. I've heard estimates that mortgage investors lose 40 to 50 percent on their investment if it goes into foreclosure.

Where is the money?

There is no doubt One.Tel was a terrible investment and something that I regret greatly.

Sometimes the only way to realize what a foolish purchase is is to make one.

Lost dollars are simply harder to replace than gained dollars are to lose.

I regret the Pro Fit investment because I didn't know that I was dealing with people who were more concerned about the exposure than fixing their business.

I had a couple of investments that didn't go my way. That's why I laugh at guys who say, 'Oh, I'm going to open a clothing line. I'm going to start a restaurant.'

I once bought an ill-advised half cashmere, half camel hair jumper for £800, then ruined it by spilling a pint of Guinness all over it.

If you lose 50%, it takes 100% to get back to where you started-and that takes something you can never get back: time.

Many have been ruined by buying good Pennyworths.

If you restore a car, and you're making money, then you're doing it wrong.

There is no such thing as a paper loss. A paper loss is a very real loss.

The happiness of building lasted but a little while, for though I love to spend, I hate to be cheated; and I soon found, that to build is to be robbed.

You should've just gotten a kids' meal.” Adrian told me, pointing to my half-eaten burger and fries. “You could've saved me a lot of money. And gotten a toy.

With enough insider information and a million dollars, you can go broke in a year.