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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
Balloonist
Business Magnate
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Film Producer
High School Teacher
Investor
Sir Richard Branson
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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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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I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to that rule myself.
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In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it. I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.
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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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Capitalism has never stood back and examined itself properly. I think everybody knows that capitalism is the only thing that works, but is the current form of capitalism the best way of it working?
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Through the right people focusing on the right things, we can, in time, get on top of a lot if not most of the problems of this world. And that's what a number of us are trying to do.
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We, we - as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.
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The brand is only as good as your products, so.. if people have a good experience on Virgin Atlantic or if they have a good experience on Virgin trains or.. if they have a Virgin mobile phone and they can get straight through to our people and they're well looked after and then they'll try the next product that we launch.
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It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.
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Making the extra effort to say thanks in a genuine, personal manner goes a long way. It is pleasurable to do, and it encourages more of the same good behavior.
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I've been lucky to have survived balloon trips, boating trips, you know, a lot of rather foolish things in my life, so I was definitely born under a lucky star.
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Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.
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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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Every risk is worth taking as long as it's for a good cause, and contributes to a good life.
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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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People flourish if they’re praised.
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Put your passions to work to make this world a better place.
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However tight things are, you still need to have the big picture at the forefront of your mind.
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If we can just get young people to do the same as their fathers did, that is, wear condoms
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There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have
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