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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He founded the Virgin Group, which controls more than 400 companies.

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London is one of the most exciting cities in the world with so many fantastic pubs and restaurants. I would urge people to get out there and see as much as possible.

Cities, Fantastic, London, People, Pubs, World

The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers

Customers, Employee Appreciation, Employees, Treat, Treats, Way

I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to that rule myself.

Against, Downside, New Ventures, People, Risk, Rule

If you don't make bold moves, the world doesn't move forward.

Bold, Bold Moves, Forward, Moves, Moving, World

Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there's some Shakespearean play taking place. But nowhere else anyway.

America, Occasionally, Play, Richard, Shakespearean, Thinking

What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.

Become, Everyone, Meet, Millionaire, Money, Way

I think the thing about capitalism is it's an evil necessity, capitalism. Communism has been tried and failed, and socialism, that doesn't work very well. Capitalism works, but the problem about capitalism is it does mean that a few individuals become very wealthy. Therefore, I think those individuals have enormous responsibility to redistribute that wealth either by creating new businesses or creating new jobs and making sure that money just doesn't lie in a bank account for future generations.

Become, Jobs, Lying, Mean, Money, Wealth

So I've seen life as one long learning process.

Learning, Life, Long, Process

Just watching Israel bombarding Palestine and Palestine sending one or two little rockets over to Israel - it's just too sad for words.

Israel, Two, Littles, Sad, Bombarding, Rockets

You can't run a business without taking risks. The brave may not live forever - but the cautious do not live at all!

Brave, Cautious, Forever, Risks, Running

If you find yourself stuck in the middle there is only one way to go, forward.

Finding Yourself, Middle, Stuck, Way

Dream big and you will be presented with the opportunity to lead the world on an incredible adventure.

Adventure, Dream, Incredible, Lead, Opportunity

We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels.

Coal, Dependence, Fossils, Fuel, Rapidly, Wean

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.

Interested, Old, School, Understanding, Years

Although my spelling is still sometimes poor, I have managed to overcome the worst of my difficulties through training myself to concentrate.

Although, Challenges, Managed, Overcoming, Training

If you can make peoples lives a lot better, you've got a really good business.

Business, Good Business, Ifs, Lives, Make, Peoples

A company is simply a group of people. And as a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, you have to be a great motivator, you have to be very good at praising and looking for the best in people. People are no different from flowers. If you water flowers, they flourish. If you praise people, they flourish. That's a critical attribute of a leader.

Flower, Flowers, Good, People, Praise, Water

The Virgin brand is not a product like Coca-Cola or Famous Grouse whisky; it's an attitude and a way of life to many. That attitude is about giving customers a better time and better value in a fun way that embraces life and seeks to give the customers something new.

Attitude, Customers, Fun, Give, Giving, Grouse

Commitment is not letting people down. That's very important in life.

Commitment, Down, Important, Letting, Life, People

Some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at work?

Fun, Home, Inspiring, Spent, Work, Working

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