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Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
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Sir Richard Branson
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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I have always believed that there is no point in having regrets as you learn far more from mistakes than successes. Embrace a mistake and learn from it don't regret them.
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As an entrepreneur, you've got to protect against the company going bust. And as an adventurer, you've got to protect against losing your life. It's even more important as an adventurer to get it right.
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Red tape will often get in your way. It's one of the reasons I often carry scissors!
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There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success.
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Please don’t get hung up on this question of whether you need to have experience in an industry before you launch your startup.
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And if after all this you eventually fail don't take it personal. Don't be ashamed to start all over again.
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Screw it, just do it!
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If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. You must love what you do.
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At the end, entrepreneurship is not about wearing expensive suits and earning a lot of money. It is all about being true to yourself, to your values in life. Your dreams.
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I think I've learned that if you have a house, you end up living in the kitchen, so if you have one big kitchen and then enough bedrooms for your family, that's about all you need for a home.
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Lavish praise on people and people will flourish criticize people and they'll shrivel up.
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