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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
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Business Magnate
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Entrepreneur
Film Producer
High School Teacher
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Sir Richard Branson
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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Life's too short. If you're passionate - stand up.
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I think business needs to have a heart and to have a heart a company must be more than just a moneymaking machine.
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Running a business is making a difference in people's lives
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The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.
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You're offering a great service. People are tuning in. So continue to find great people, continue to do what you're doing. And do it better than your rivals. I know that's easier said than done.
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Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.
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I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive then I believe you are better off not doing it. A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.
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It's really important to find an hour or two to a day to make sure that you keep healthy, keep fit. It's very easy just to forget that aspect. And if you're feeling really good and fit, I think you can get two or three extra hours a day of hard work in as well.
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Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who can code
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Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management - this way we can concentrate on the job in hand, rather than be part of some enormous and faceless conglomerate.
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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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Communication: the thing humans forgot when we invented words.
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Have fun, work hard and money will come. Don't waste time - grab your chances. Have a positive outlook on life. When it's not fun, move on.
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Exploration is a wonderful way to open our eyes to the world, & to truly see that impossible is just a word.
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I am impressed with just the enthusiasm for life and the fact that some of these people are in their 80's, even 90's, and they're absolutely determined to get out there and make a difference.
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Whatever business you are in, every company can shoot for the start in their own way.
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It took me years to work out the difference between net and gross. In meetings I just used to say, 'Tell me if it's good or bad news.
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Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them.
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If you don't succeed at first, there's no need for the F word (Failure). Pick yourself up and try, try again.
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Every great movement in the world starts with a tiny group of people who simply refuse to accept a situation.
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