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" When Brexiters told the public that people were exaggerating, that there would be a financial meltdown, I think it's been proven that they were not exaggerating. "
Richard Branson
Financial
Think
Been
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" Taking bold action on climate change simply makes good business sense. It's also the right thing to do for people and the planet. Setting a net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 will drive innovation, grow jobs, build prosperity, and secure a better world for what will soon be 9 billion people. "
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" It's a common misconception that money is every entrepreneur's metric for success. It's not, and nor should it be. "
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" We have teams of people working on electric cars. So you never know - you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla in the car business as we do in the space business. "
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" 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
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Old
School
" Be willing to use yourself to get out there and put the company on the market. If you have to make a fool of yourself, make a fool of yourself, but make sure that you end up on the front pages, not the back pages. In time, it's possible that your company will stand out from the crowd, and you'll be successful. "
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You
Stand
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" All you have in business is your reputation - so it's very important that you keep your word. "
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Reputation
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" Especially when you're at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees for what they're doing right, and it tends to lead to them doing more of the same. Not always, but it's the way I choose to bet. "
Richard Branson
Organization
You
Employees
" When we launched a new company, I reviewed the ads and marketing materials and asked those presenting the campaign to read everything aloud to test the phrasing and concept. If I could grasp it quickly, then it passed with muster. We would get our message across only if it was understandable at first glance. "
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Company
Test
New
" There's an inherent danger in letting people think that they have perfected something. When they believe they've 'nailed it,' most people tend to sit back and rest on their laurels while countless others will be labouring furiously to better their work! "
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Believe
People
Rest
" The signing of the Sex Pistols was a turning point for Virgin. It put the company on the map and, over the years, attracted bands such as Genesis, the Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, and Janet Jackson. It also attracted Culture Club, who were ground-breaking. "
Richard Branson
Club
Map
Culture
" When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to build a business empire... For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that's going to make a real difference to other people's lives. "
Richard Branson
Business
Proud
Together
" 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. "
Richard Branson
Me
Reflection
Mirror
" My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you're moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again. "
Richard Branson
Moving Forward
Face
Attitude
" Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line. "
Richard Branson
Finance
Business
Failure
" In this digital age, it doesn't really matter if you are in Canary Wharf or the Caribbean; there are opportunities waiting to be grasped by entrepreneurs. "
Richard Branson
Matter
Age
You
" In business, if you realize you've made a bad decision, you change it. "
Richard Branson
Business
Change
You
" 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
" With Virgin, I've just loved creating things. And as a private company, I can get away with moving Virgin from records to airlines to train companies to space companies to whatever, without ever having to worry about analysts knocking the value of my stock. "
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Moving
Value
Loved
" And you know, I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on their head and making sure those industries will never be the same again, because Virgin went in and took them on. "
Richard Branson
Head
Great
Fun
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
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Opinion
Success
Happy
" A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. "
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Your
Exercise
Creative
" From my very first day as an entrepreneur, I've felt the only mission worth pursuing in business is to make people's lives better. "
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Business
Better
Day
" Lightning is something which, again, we would rather avoid. "
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Something
Again
Lightning
" To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials. "
Richard Branson
Me
Ideas
Yourself
" I think it's good for a woman to put on a bit of weight when she gets older - it looks better. But a man has to stay balanced. "
Richard Branson
She
Man
Good
" Most people would assume my business success, and the wealth that comes with it, have brought me happiness. But I know I am successful, wealthy, and connected because I am happy. "
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Me
Happiness
Happy
" If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor. "
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Small
Humor
Need
" I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other - and we still are. "
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Love
My Life
Life