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If you want swashbuckling action in your life, become an entrepreneur and give it a go.

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.
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Realize that the people who are working with you, this is their life. You know, 80% of their time is spent at work. Make sure that they're proud of what they're doing, that they're enjoying what they're doing.
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I've been very lucky. I come from a very close family. I'm also in a relationship that's been really good. Lasted a long time. We've got wonderful kids from that relationship, and they've had the benefit of being together. It's fantastic to have that sort of togetherness. It's a rarity these days.
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Consider getting smaller in order to get bigger.
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Space travel will be like every other business. There will be competitors. . . . Thirty months from now, I'm confident we'll be flying people into space.
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There is no real difference between work and play - it’s all living.
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If you want milk, don't sit on a stool in the middle of a field in the hope that a cow will back up to you.
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There are quite a few things I've done that even I thought might have been one step too far. But if you are willing to make a fool of yourself and make people smile, as long as you do it with a sense of fun, you can get away with it.
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Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no
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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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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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Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it should be fun.
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One key to entrepreneurial success is to get a great group of people around you who believe in your idea.
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If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.
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I was born under a lucky star, and I have nothing whatsoever to regret. I wouldn't change a thing about my life.
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We all know about the big world conflicts: Israel and Palestine, Zimbabwe, and so on. But there are smaller conflicts that aren't even on the world's radar screen most of the world has no idea that Ethiopia invaded Somalia a year ago. It makes sense for the Elders to sit down with both sides and see whether leaders can come to an understanding.
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If you're lucky enough to have a few hundred thousand dollars in the bank account, that should be sufficient for your own personal needs, and anything more than that you've got to put to good use.
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If you run a business, put on top your employees, then your consumers, and then your shareholders.
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Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life and I fully enjoy it, I don't think I'll ever retire.
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It always pays off to focus on things that will make you feel proud. Remember this during every difficult decision you face.
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