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I never went into business to make money, but I have found that if I have fun, the money will come.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no
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Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.
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Sometimes miracles come in pairs.
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We all know about the big world conflicts: Israel and Palestine, Zimbabwe, and so on. But there are smaller conflicts that aren't even on the world's radar screen most of the world has no idea that Ethiopia invaded Somalia a year ago. It makes sense for the Elders to sit down with both sides and see whether leaders can come to an understanding.
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Sometimes the riskiest decision you can make is to do nothing.
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If you want swashbuckling action in your life, become an entrepreneur and give it a go.
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If you aim higher than you expect, you could reach higher than you dreamed.
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I believe in myself. I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love.
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Dream big by setting yourself seemingly impossible challenges. You then have to catch up with them.
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As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end, you have to take calculated risks otherwise you're going to sit in mothballs all day and do nothing.
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