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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
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Film Producer
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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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To have created one of the most respected companies in the world. Not necessarily the biggest.
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Lavish praise on people and people will flourish criticize people and they'll shrivel up.
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