Explore Quotes by Carlos Ghosn

Being in a multicultural environment in childhood is going to give you intuition, reflexes and instincts. You may acquire basic responsiveness later on, but it's never going to be as spontaneous as when you have been bathing in this environment during childhood.

Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it's going to be a gradual improvement.

I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.

As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.

Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.

You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing.

The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.

I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.

Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.

Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.

Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.

To face deflation, you have to have people accepting it and not reacting to it.

China will be the answer to Japan's problems.

Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.

You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure.

We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.

It would be easier to make money in other sectors, but since I was a kid, I liked cars.

Business is tough; you need tough guys.

I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.