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The best way of learning about anything is by doing.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
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I am prepared to try anything once.
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And ever since then [I] have set up businesses basically out of frustration. I mean, I set up Virgin Atlantic with one second-hand 747 because I hated the experience of flying on other people's airlines. And I thought, you know, I could try to create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on. And people liked it.
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Age isn't as important so long as you are surrounded by people you love, doing things you passionately believe in.
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Money is only interesting for what it lets you do and create.
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I learnt from an early age this need to delegate responsibility out to other team members as there is just too much for one person to do themselves. What is the point of hiring talented team members if you don't give them the freedom to make the most of the chance you have given them?
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It is important to remember that life is not a dress rehearsal and that none of us should waste our time on doing things that don’t spark fires within us. My golden rule for business and life is: We should all enjoy what we do and do what we enjoy.
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My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had - everyday I'm learning something new.
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What's the most critical factor in any business decision you'll ever have to make? Basically, it boils down to this question: If this all crashes, will it bring the whole house tumbling down like a pack of cards? One business matra remains embedded in my brain - protect the downside.
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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.
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I definitely go on gut instinct but it has always had the back up of research and information.
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I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying yes than by sayings no.
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If you run your business fairly if you treat people well if you try to move your business into areas that are making a real positive difference to other peoples lives I think you'll A. have much pleasant life, but B. I think you'll have a much more successful business.
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I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.
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We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels.
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Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.
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Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.
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We've all got to do everything we can to avoid conflicts.
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I am a believer in trying to treat people properly and trying to respond and making sure that I find the time to be courteous.
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After all - life is not a dress rehearsal!
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I was trouble - and always in trouble. Aged eight I still couldn't read. In fact, I was dyslexic and short-sighted. Despite sitting at the front of the class, I couldn't read the blackboard. Only after a couple of terms did anyone think to have my eyes tested. Even when I could see, the letters and numbers made no sense at all.
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