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" You should not build your customer service system on the premise that your organisation will never question the whims of your clients. "
Richard Branson
You
Question
Service
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" My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around. "
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" I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator. "
Richard Branson
I Am
I Believe
Dictatorship
" 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
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" I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. "
Richard Branson
Life
Love
Me
" 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
" 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 love Africa, and Ulusaba, our home in South Africa, is pretty special. It's on a rocky hill overlooking the bush, and from your room, you can see lions stalking zebras by the waterhole. "
Richard Branson
Home
Love
Hill
" We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a personal computer, a set-top box or a mobile phone. "
Richard Branson
Will
Believe
Personal
" I've been very passionate about renewable energy for many years, particularly solar energy and its capacity to bring abundant clean, sustainable energy to millions around the globe. "
Richard Branson
Energy
Clean
Solar
" The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went. "
Richard Branson
Balloon
Got
Speed
" 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. "
Richard Branson
Me
Happiness
Happy
" A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be? "
Richard Branson
Proud
Success
Business
" 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
" As more airlines consolidated and grew larger and more focused on the bottom line, flying in the U.S. became an awful experience. Despite moves to block our airline from flying, Virgin America began service in August 2007 - with the goal of making flying good again. "
Richard Branson
Good
Service
Experience
" For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference. "
Richard Branson
People
Responsibility
Money
" We need every person on Earth to acknowledge that climate change is real and encourage each other and our leaders to address the challenge. "
Richard Branson
Earth
Person
Need
" Space has always fascinated me. As a young boy looking up at the stars, I found it impossible to resist thinking what was out there and if I ever would experience space first-hand. "
Richard Branson
Space
Me
Thinking
" 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. "
Richard Branson
Trying
World
Early
" Material things are delightful, but they're not important. "
Richard Branson
Things
Important
Material Things
" 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
" I'm not the sort of person who gives up on things. The first time we crossed the Atlantic in the balloon, it crashed, and we went on and did the Pacific. First time we crossed the Atlantic in a boat, it sank, and we went on and got the record. So, generally speaking, we will pick ourselves up, brush ourselves down, and carry on. "
Richard Branson
Will
Down
Person
" 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. "
Richard Branson
Think
Life
Fly
" My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost. "
Richard Branson
Mother
Car
Me
" I always love going on a safari drive whenever I visit Ulusaba Private Game Reserve in South Africa. I've been fortunate to see so many incredible animals over the years, and each time, it's completely different. Following Ulusaba's pack of wild dogs is my highlight. "
Richard Branson
Drive
Game
Love
" I love to dance, but my children tell me I shouldn't. Can't see why. "
Richard Branson
Children
Me
Why
" 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
" And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge. "
Richard Branson
View
Challenge
Our
" I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people's lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies. "
Richard Branson
Happiness
Positive
Service
" My early business ventures included growing Christmas trees and breeding birds. "
Richard Branson
Birds
Trees
Early
" 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? "
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Environment
Right
World