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People flourish if they’re praised.

Richard Branson

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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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Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.
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Money is for making things happen.
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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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Enjoy life - you only get one.
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I'm not superstitious. I don't really believe in star signs, sorry, or superstitions.
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Lavish praise on people and people will flourish criticize people and they'll shrivel up.
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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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Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.
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The first thing to look for when searching for a great employee is somebody with a personality that fits with your company culture. Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.
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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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Any idea can be a great idea if you think differently, dream big and commit to seeing it realized
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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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I don't live my life thinking about if only. I just try to think positively about the future. We'll never know for certain what would have happened if we'd gone to Iraq. The important thing is that we've got to do everything we can to prevent other wars.
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