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" Can you imagine what a different world we will live in when businesses do what's right for the communities and the environment in everything they do? "
Richard Branson
Environment
Right
World
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" Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding a bit of competition, and it's fun to be able to deliver it. "
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" Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business. "
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Fear
Work
Success
" I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction - especially autobiographies and biographies. I've read 'Long Walk to Freedom' by Nelson Mandela at least twice on holiday. Every time, I'm totally awed by his vision, strength and forgiveness. I feel honoured to have got to know him and his wonderful wife Graca over the years. "
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Freedom
Time
" When I was a kid, I had a tendency to criticize. But when I did, my mum would whisk me off to the bathroom to stand in front of a mirror. Ten minutes, never less. To think about how criticism is a poor reflection on the one who criticizes. "
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Me
Reflection
Mirror
" There is no way I would ask others to go on a Virgin Galactic flight if I didn't feel it was safe enough for myself. "
Richard Branson
Safe
Way
Myself
" I nearly failed when Virgin was in its infancy; I nearly failed in the early 1980s, and, of course, I have nearly died more than once trying to achieve a world record for boating or ballooning. But through a combination of luck and planning, both Virgin and I are still here. "
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Trying
World
Early
" By putting the employee first, the customer effectively comes first by default, and in the end, the shareholder comes first by default as well. "
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Well
Customer
Employee
" I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I left school when I was 15 years old. And if I - if I'm not interested in something, I don't grasp it. "
Richard Branson
Years
Old
School
" My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, 'Oh God, I've got to do this today.' "
Richard Branson
God
Today
Day
" All you have in business is your reputation - so it's very important that you keep your word. "
Richard Branson
Important
Reputation
Business
" At Virgin, we have always backed the power of the entrepreneur and inventor to find solutions to tricky problems. Why should climate change and the battle against carbon be any different? "
Richard Branson
Problems
Find
Change
" Devon holds a special place in my heart. As a child, I normally went on holiday to Bantham and have lots of happy memories from my time there. I used to catch sand eels in the early morning and go fishing for bass throughout the day. I remember a gull taking my bait. "
Richard Branson
Time
Morning
Memories
" Material things are delightful, but they're not important. "
Richard Branson
Things
Important
Material Things
" When hiring somebody, I never ask to see a curriculum vitae. I feel that since I didn't have one myself, it would be a bit presumptuous to ask to see anyone else's. "
Richard Branson
Never
Curriculum
Feel
" I love travelling full stop - so while I've had some harrowing instances, I never look at them negatively. Memories are made when you're travelling - not when you're chained to your desk. "
Richard Branson
Stop
Never
Memories
" If you want to be more productive, then start at the start: get there on time. Whether it is a meeting, a flight, an appointment or a date, it's important to ensure you are there when you say you will be there. This may feel like an old-fashioned tip to give, but it has served me well for five decades in business. "
Richard Branson
You
Time
Business
" Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line. "
Richard Branson
Leader
People
Line
" Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they associate with. In my opinion, true success should be measured by how happy you are. "
Richard Branson
Opinion
Success
Happy
" I live half the year on Necker, a tiny island in the Caribbean, and it's always full of people in party mode. Everyone comes up to the big house, and we'll be dancing until the early hours to the island's band, the Front Line. "
Richard Branson
Early
Dancing
Live
" Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not very clever, and I got bored easily... thinking of all the things I could do once I left school. I couldn't always follow what was going on. "
Richard Branson
Lazy
Thinking
Thought
" Although I've been living in the British Virgin Islands for some time now, I have never stopped caring passionately about the U.K. and its great people. "
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Great
Time
People
" Lightning is something which, again, we would rather avoid. "
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Something
Again
Lightning
" People from all over the world come to London wanting to make their own mark on it, and they add to the energy and vitality of the capital. It's got a bit busier since the '60s, but the more the merrier! "
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Energy
People
World
" The funny thing is people won't let me pay for things. I'll be in a restaurant and the manager will say, 'Oh no, it's on the house.' "
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Will
Say
Funny
" I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer. "
Richard Branson
I Can
Done
Business
" 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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Know
Go
Result
" Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance. "
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Life
Work
Money
" We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted now about 14 years, and we're very pleased to have survived it. "
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Competitive
Always
Battle
" As a father and now a grandfather to three wonderful grandchildren, I know how magical the first year of a child's life is but also how much hard work it takes. Being able to spend as much time as possible with your loved ones is absolutely vital, especially early on. "
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Father
Work
Time
" I love Notting Hill and Westbourne Grove - there is so much life and vitality around Portobello and Ladbroke Grove. It has come up a lot since I started Virgin more than 40 years ago, but there is so much character. "
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More
Years
Hill