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Running a business is making a difference in people's lives

Richard Branson

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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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Every aspect of life is magnificent and wonderful. It's so important to keep fit and healthy.
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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'm sure if Brawn GP keep plying me with champagne and putting gorgeous Virgin girls either side of me, you never know!
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Meet regularly with your business team and brainstorm. Intricate business problems are mostly resolved at brainstorming sessions.
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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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Quality brands never go bankrupt.
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I know enough to know that no man is an island.
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I have always believed that the only way to cope with a cash crisis is not to contract but to try to expand out of it.
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For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility.
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Have faith in yourself. Think yes not no. Live life to the full. Never give up.
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If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!
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There are millions of people out there who would love to become astronauts, who'd love to go to space - they'd love to look back at this wonderful world from space. That will be the engine that will enable us then to develop spaceships to transport people around the world at tremendous speeds in an environmentally friendly way.
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It's all about finding and hiring people smarter than you. Getting them to join your business. And giving them good work. Then getting out of their way. And trusting them. You have to get out of the way so YOU can focus on the bigger vision. That's important. And here's the main thing....you must make them see their work as a MISSION.
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I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can't, I'll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.
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We [Virgin Group] have been successful not by wasting time scrutinising our competitors but by looking at ourselves from the point of view of our customers do and seeking feedback through listening.
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On conflicts, generally speaking, the world is a hell of a lot better to live in today than it was thirty years ago, despite what's going on in Syria. There are definitely hopeful signs that the world is moving, decade by decade, in the right direction.
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Space is hard - but worth it. We will persevere and move forward together.
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The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful ways.
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