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I've never sued anybody, though there have been one or two occasions I've wanted to strangle one or two people.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
Balloonist
Business Magnate
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Entrepreneur
Film Producer
High School Teacher
Investor
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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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