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Balloonist Inspirational Quotes (449)

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I think that not relying too heavily on one bank and one bank manager is a good rule to learn.
Richard Branson
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It's all about finding and hiring people smarter than you. Getting them to join your business. And giving them good work. Then getting out of their way. And trusting them. You have to get out of the way so YOU can focus on the bigger vision. That's important. And here's the main thing....you must make them see their work as a MISSION.
Richard Branson
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Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no
Richard Branson
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Men have had the vanity to pretend that the whole creation was made for them, while in reality the whole creation does not suspect their existence.
Camille Flammarion
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Flying solo, you have a fair workload. I'm not only flying the balloon but doing the navigation, communications, repairing the burners, taking care of the equipment.
Steve Fossett
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Past failures unlock future successes
Richard Branson
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I just wanted to create things that I could be proud of. Money was just an evil byproduct to pay the bills at the end of the year.
Richard Branson
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I am always working on the go.
Richard Branson
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Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives.
Richard Branson
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If you're looking to become an entrepreneur then don't waste your time going to university or business school - just get on and do it.
Richard Branson
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Play fair, be prepared for others to play dirty, and don't let them drag you into the mud.
Richard Branson
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Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.
Richard Branson
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Listen. Take the best. Leave the rest.
Richard Branson
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Focus on your business strengths and keep its weaknesses away from the competition or public.
Richard Branson
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I am a great believer that you need passion and energy to create a truly successful business.
Richard Branson
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What, then, is this blue sky, which certainly does exist, and which veils from us the stars during the day?
Camille Flammarion
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I never learned the rules in the first place. To change the game is at the heart of what Virgin stands for, so the company culture has always been: Don't sweat it: rules were meant to be broken.
Richard Branson
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When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to build a business empire ... For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that's going to make a real difference to other people's lives.
Richard Branson
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Companies need to have a lot more flexibility with their people... . If somebody wants to golf around the world for two months, okay, well, maybe on an unpaid basis, let them do it. That sort of flexibility I think is incredibly important because most of our time, we spend at work.
Richard Branson
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People often assume I assume I am a thrill seeker, but I am not. I do not enjoy roller coasters, and you won't find me bungee-jumping. ... It is a disadvantage that my pursuits are inherently dangerous. A large part of my effort is to reduce risk.
Steve Fossett
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As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end, you have to take calculated risks otherwise you're going to sit in mothballs all day and do nothing.
Richard Branson
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What the history of aviation has brought in the 20th century should inspire us to be inventors and explorers ourselves in the new century.
Bertrand Piccard
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Our children think our world will end. It's a tragic thing. Adults don't think that. They don't see that we are eating the planet. But we are. If you take all the biomass of vertebrates on the planet, 98% are men and their domestic animals. All the wild animals in the world make up only 2%.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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If we can just get young people to do the same as their fathers did, that is, wear condoms
Richard Branson
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