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Communication: the thing humans forgot when we invented words.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
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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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I just wanted to create things that I could be proud of. Money was just an evil byproduct to pay the bills at the end of the year.
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I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. Each day I work through these lists, and that sequence of calls propels me forward.
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So I've seen life as one long learning process.
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There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have
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Look, I think that when we started Virgin Atlantic 30 years ago, we had one 747 competing with the airlines that had an average of 300 planes each. Every single one of those have gone bankrupt because they didn't have customer service. They had might, but they didn't have customer service, so customer service is everything in the end.
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Don't think about making money, think about making a difference, spot where others are doing it badly and do it better
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The years I would have spent at University, I spent building Student Magazine and Virgin Records. For me that was far more fun and satisfying. I have treated everyday as the University education I never had and think I learnt more about business and life than I would have at University in the process.
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Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.
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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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Ideally, since 80 percent of your life is spent working, you should start your business around something that is a passion of yours
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I have learnt so much over my 40 years of business which would have been valuable to me when I was younger.
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The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me
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