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America, ladies and gentlemen, has done more for me financially than Britain ever has, or ever could have done.

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Felix Dennis
Age: 67 †
Born: 1947
Born: May 27
Died: 2014
Died: June 22
Businessperson
Poet
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Kingston
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Gentleman
Britain
America
Ever
Done
Financially
Gentlemen

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Without self belief nothing can be accomplished. With it, nothing is impossible.
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Human beings are definitely changing the planet, but how much impact they are having on climate, I don't know and I don't care.
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I love the business of business I love the risk raking.
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America is an empire. I hope you know that now. All empires, by definition, are bumbling, shambolic, bullying, bureaucratic affairs, as certain of the rightness of their cause in infancy, as they are corrupted by power in their dotage.
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If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it.. it's cheaper in the long run.
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You shouldn't go around the world behaving ruthlessly when you don't have to. Sometimes you do have to. There is only so much pie to go around. If you're going to take more than your fair share of pie, as socialists would look at it, then someone else is not getting his. That means you've got to take it away from them.
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Few things in life are certain except death and being taxed.
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'The Week' is my favourite magazine. Everyone from presidents to CEOs of companies love it, politicians, people in the massive charity business in America, in the arts and even more especially in the media.
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Discourse has ended in America. It's all just shouting and ranting and demonization. Do you know how the rest of the world laughs at you guys? Have you got any idea? They're just rocking with laughter night and day.
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Say to yourself: The world is full of money. Some of it has my name on it. All I have to do is collect it.
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Whatever qualities the rich may have, they can be acquired by anyone with the tenacity to become rich.
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Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Money is not always the great motivator here. Talented people want a good salary, of course, but surprisingly often they are more attracted to new opportunities and challenges.
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I have one talent, and that's figuring out what people want about two minutes before they know it themselves.
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