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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
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I am constantly pushing myself and my own expectations and have always found that I've always come out better for it. Fear is human nature, but turning fear into opportunity is what will make a difference. I would much rather look back at my life saying I can't believe I did that, than, What if I had done that?
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Not enough people realize the satisfaction you can get from really pushing yourself to the limits.
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I truly believe that capitalism was created to help people live better lives, but sadly over the years it has lost its way a bit. The short-term focus on profit has driven most businesses to forget about the important long-term role they have in taking care of people and the planet.
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I just like to enjoy life and push myself. Of course, there is method to my madness. When you are entering into a new industry, for example, it helps to do something to get your name on the front pages.
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So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn't in - 21 years ago, then I'd think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on.
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Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.
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The best advice I got from my dad? Wear a condom.
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Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met.
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Perhaps my early problems with dyslexia made me more intuitive: when someone sends me a written proposal, rather than dwelling on detailed facts and figures I find that my imagination grasps and expands on what I read.
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There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have
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Half the art of ballooning is to make your crashes so gentle that you can fool yourself into calling them landings.
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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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Screw it, let's do it - Just get on with it and do it
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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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We all are now very aware of what a connected world we live in - connected to each other and to the earth that gives us everything we have. We need all countries and companies to step up and play their part - setting strong goals, having clear plans, and openly demonstrating progress.
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Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management - this way we can concentrate on the job in hand, rather than be part of some enormous and faceless conglomerate.
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I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive then I believe you are better off not doing it. A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.
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I was trouble - and always in trouble. Aged eight I still couldn't read. In fact, I was dyslexic and short-sighted. Despite sitting at the front of the class, I couldn't read the blackboard. Only after a couple of terms did anyone think to have my eyes tested. Even when I could see, the letters and numbers made no sense at all.
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If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things
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We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels.
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