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/Richard
Branson
•
1950
- Born
July 18, 1950, Sir Richard Charles
Nicholas Branson, son
of
Edward James Branson and Eve Branson
(née Huntley
Flindt).
His
grandfather, the Right Honourable Sir
George Arthur Harwin Branson, was a Judge
of the High Court of Justice and a Privy
Councillor.
Branson
had a privileged private education, first
at Scaitcliffe School (now Bishopsgate
School) until the age of thirteen, and
then at Stowe, one of the United Kingdom's
foremost public schools. •
1964
- Attends Stowe school.
Branson took little interest in academic
studies, and only slightly more in sport.
But he had a sense of confidence and
self-belief. This was evident from his
assertion that, despite failing his
elementary maths test three times, he
could make a better job of running the
school than the headmaster. He actually
dispatched a memo to the headmaster
outlining how, in his view, the school
rules might be improved, including the
suggestion: 'Allow sixth-formers to drink
two pints of beer a day.' He was never to
profit from his suggestion, since he
dropped out of school at 16, keen to make
his way in the world of business. His
headmaster commented at the time that
Branson would end up either a millionaire
or behind bars. Fortunately, it was the
former, although a skirmish with HM
Customs and Excise meant it was a near-run
thing. •
1966
- Established
his first serious business, a national
magazine entitled Student when he
was only 16 years old, what proofed to be
defining moments. He already had two
failed schoolboy businesses behind him:
one breeding budgerigars, another growing
Christmas trees. •
1967
-
When
he was seventeen, he opened his first
charity, the "Student Advisory Centre".
He
started a Student Advisory Centre at 17,
aiming to help young people. •
1970
-
Founded Virgin as a mail order record
retailer, at twenty years old.
•••
Despite
his scant knowledge of pop music, he came
up with the idea of a mail-order record
company. And when the cheques began
flooding through the letterbox, he knew he
had his first hit on his hands. Casting
around for a name for his company, Branson
came up with the name 'Virgin', which won
out over alternatives such as 'Slipped
Disc Records.' 'I had some vague idea of
the name being catchy and applying to lots
of other products for young people,' he
said. •••
The
next move for Branson was into record
stores. This move was a fortuitous one,
forced on him by a postal strike that
decimated his mail-order business. It was
also in the early days of his record
business that he had a chastening
encounter with the law. Attempting to
exploit a tax loophole, he was arrested
and threatened with prosecution. The
threat was only withdrawn when a repentant
Branson agreed to pay back the money he
owed. •
1971
- Opens first record store in London's
Oxford Street. •
1972
- Marries
American, Kristen
Tornassi. •
1972
- Recording
studio was built in Oxfordshire where the
first Virgin artist, Mike Oldfield,
recorded "Tubular Bells," later released
in 1973. The first album of Virgin Records
went on to sell more than five million
copies. •
1977
-
Signed The Sex Pistols at the age of 27,
to the Virgin Records label after the
group was turned down by every label in
Great Britain. Over the years, he signed
many superstar names including Steve
Winwood, Paula Abdul, Belinda Carlisle,
Genesis, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel,
Simple Minds, The Human League, Bryan
Ferry, Culture Club, Janet Jackson, and
The Rolling Stones. As is evident, Branson
managed to turn the Virgin Music Group
into a giant success, and one of the top
six record companies in the world. •
1979
-
Branson's marriage
to Kristen Tornassi ends in divorce. •
1981
- Born,
daughter Holly on November
21. •
1986
-
Virgin
Group goes public. •
1984
- Branson,
for the first time but certainly not for
the last, stretched the Virgin brand
beyond its normal territory of music and
media and launched Virgin Atlantic
Airways. He cleverly positioned Virgin
Atlantic as a David taking on the Goliath
of British Airways. The theme of sticking
up for the little guy was one carried
through in future Virgin start-ups. In the
case of Virgin Atlantic it was an apt
metaphor, as Branson spent many of the
ensuing years pursuing British Airways
through the courts over allegations of
'dirty tricks' and fighting the subsequent
libel actions. In the end Branson beat his
Goliath; British Airways settled, paying
£610,000 plus all legal costs, in
1993. •••
Virgin
Atlantic
Airways,
is now the second largest British long
haul international airline and operates a
fleet of Boeing 747 and Airbus A340
aircraft to New York, Miami, Boston, Los
Angeles, Orlando, San Francisco, Hong
Kong, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Las Vegas,
Delhi, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Shanghai and
the Caribbean. The airline is based on the
concept of offering a competitive and high
quality Upper Class, Premium Economy and
Economy service. •••
The
airline has won many major awards,
including Airline of the Year Award
several times. •
1984
- Publicity:
A charismatic character, Branson used his
own flair for publicity to help extend the
Virgin brand to a host of other
businesses. Mates condoms, Virgin
Publishing, Virgin Cola, Virgin Direct
personal financial services, Virgin
Trains, Virgin Internet, and even Virgin
Bride, were all businesses that became
part of the Virgin empire between 1984 and
2000. •••
During
this time Branson has variously: attempted
to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air
balloon; appeared at the inaugural press
conference for the launch of his airline
wearing a brown leather aviator's helmet,
Biggles-style; driven a full battle tank
down a busy New York City street to
demolish a wall of cola cans during the
launch of Virgin Cola in the United
States; dressed up as an air stewardess,
and as a bride in full regalia complete
with wedding dress and high heels; and
skied down a mountainside naked (not on
camera). His PR genius has earned the
company millions of dollars worth of
publicity for next to nothing. •
1986
-
To keep his adrenaline levels high,
Richard has been involved in a number of
world record-breaking air speed and
distance attempts. •
1986
-
His boat, "Virgin Atlantic Challenger II,"
rekindled the spirit of the Blue Riband by
crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the fastest
recorded time ever and was followed a year
later by the epic hot air balloon crossing
of the same ocean in "Virgin Atlantic
Flyer".
•••
This
was not only the first hot-air balloon to
cross the Atlantic, but was the largest
ever
flown. •
1987
- The
hot air balloon called the "Virgin
Atlantic Flyer" was the largest hot air
balloon ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean,
at 2.3 million cubic feet capacity,
reaching speeds in excess of 130 mph (209
k/ph). •
1988-
Management
buy-out of Virgin
Group. •
1988
-
•Not
everything has gone Branson's way,
however. In 1986 the Virgin Group was
floated on the London Stock Exchange, but
Branson's unorthodox style and the
conventional traditions of the city made
an uneasy alliance. •••
In
1988, following the October stock market
crash, Branson and a number of other
Virgin directors bought the company back,
making it a private concern once more and
making Branson answerable to himself and a
small group of shareholders rather than to
the City. •••
Other
notable scratches on the Virgin record
include the barrage of criticism Virgin
trains has encountered (not surprisingly,
and partly forgivably, given the state of
the rolling stock and railway
infrastructure it inherited), the failure
to win the franchise to run the National
Lottery in the United Kingdom and the
ensuing rumbling disagreement about
compensation, and the withdrawal of Virgin
Cola.
••
•••
The critics speculated that his empire was
too highly geared and that Branson was
saddled with debt. Closer inspection
revealed that Branson had sold a minority
stake in many of the businesses that would
have been vulnerable to a recession --
Singapore Airlines owns 49% of Virgin
Atlantic, AMP jointly owns Virgin Direct
and Virgin Money, and Virgin Rail is 49%
owned by Stagecoach, to mention a few. •
1989-Branson marries
his second wife, Joan Templeman (1989 -
present) The couple wed at Holly's
suggestion when she was eight years old.
He and his second wife have two children 2
children, Holly, a trainee doctor, and Sam
Branson, who works at Virgin media. •
1991
- Branson
crossed the Pacific Ocean from Japan to
Arctic Canada, the furthest distance of
6,700 miles, again breaking all existing
records with speeds of up to 245 mph in a
balloon measuring 2.6 million cubic feet.
Richard found himself in Marrakesh North
Africa in 1997. •
1992
- Sold
he equity of Virgin Music Group - record
labels, music publishing, and recording
studios to THORN EMI in 1992 in a
US$1-billion deal. •
1993
- The
combined sales of Virgin Group Companies
exceeded $1 billion US. In addition to his
own business activities, Branson is a
trustee of several charities, including
The Healthcare Foundation, a leading
healthcare charity responsible for the
launch of a health education campaign
named Parents Against Tobacco, aiming to
limit tobacco advertisements and
sponsorships in sports. •
1993
- Branson
was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor
of Technology from Loughborough
University. •
1994
-
Unsuccessful
bid for National Lottery franchise. •
1994
-
Features
in one of the episodes of the sitcom
"Friends" (1994), when Friends goes
to London.
•
1995
-
Launches
Virgin Direct Personal Financial Services.
•
1995
- Between
1995 and 1998 Richard Branson, Per
Lindstrand and Steve Fossett (who joined
the team after the tragic death of Alex
Ritchie), made a number of attempts to
circumnavigate the globe by balloon. In
late 1998 they made a record-breaking
flight from Morocco to Hawaii but their
dream of a global flight was shattered by
bad weather, and then a Swiss team
successfully circumnavigated the globe in
early 1999. •
1996-
Starts
Virgin Rail. •
1997
- Branson
crossed the Pacific Ocean from Japan to
Arctic Canada, the furthest distance of
6,700 miles, again breaking all existing
records with speeds of up to 245 mph in a
balloon measuring 2.6 million cubic feet.
Richard found himself in Marrakesh North
Africa in 1997. •
1998
- In
late 1998 Richard Branson, Per Lindstrand
and Steve Fossett made a record-breaking
flight from Morocco to Hawaii but their
dream of a global flight was shattered by
bad weather, and then a Swiss team
successfully circumnavigated the globe in
early •
1999-
(Autobiography). Losing My Virginity:
How I've Survived, Had Fun, And Made a
Fortune Doing Business My Way, Three
Rivers Press. •
1999- In
December, Richard Branson was awarded a
knighthood and
became Sir Richard
Branson
in the Queen's Millennium New Year's
Honours List for "services to
entrepreneurship." •
2000
-
Published
Business the Richard Branson Way: 10
Secrets of the World's Greatest
Brand-Builder, by by Des Dearlove. •
2000
-
To the Edge of Space: The Adventures of
a Balloonist, by Sir Richard and
Prescott, Colin. •
2000
- Again fails
in bid to pick up National Lottery
franchise. •
2001
- Forbes
estimates Virgin Group value at $1.8
billion
as opposed to the $3.3 billion of the
previous year.
•
Forbes
magazine may have demoted Branson in its
World Billionaire list for 2001-- but it
is unlikely to see the demise of the
intrepid, sweater-wearing, grinning
Branson. He is far too savvy to be
affected by anything short of a total
economic
collapse. •
2002
- Losing My
Virginity, Revised Edition First
Published in Great Britain by Virgin Books
Limited, London. •
2002
- Sir
Richard Branson, the Autobiography,
Longman. •
2003
- Article in Fortune by Betsy
Morris, "Richard Branson: What a Life. 'I
don't think of work as work and play as
play. It's all living.' "
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Richard
Branson TVInew NBS Achievement Winner •
2004
- TVI Person of The Week; NBS100
Achievement Award Winner. •
2004
- Forbes
World's Richest People list. Net Worth:
$2.2 billion. •
2005
- Direct Flights to Cuba. In June,
Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways
inaugurated direct flights to Cuba to
boost growing British tourism to the
communist-run Caribbean island. "This is
good for Cuba, because British tourism has
become our second most-important market
after Canada," said Cuban Tourism Minister
Manuel Marrero, at the airport to meet
Branson on the inaugural flight. •••
Branson,
renowned for his publicity stunts, posed
on the wing of his jumbo jet with two
dancers from Havana's famed Tropicana
cabaret, and British lightweight boxer
Amir Khan. •••
Virgin
Atlantic's larger rival British Airways
stopped flying to Havana 2002.
Branson
said, "Virgin Atlantic expects to carry
42,000 passengers to Cuba in the first
year, flying a Boeing 747-400 twice a week
from London's Gatwick airport to
Havana." •••
Virgin
Atlantic is 51 per cent owned by Branson's
Virgin Group and 49 per cent owned by
Singapore Airlines Ltd. •
2006
- Forbes
World's Richest People list. Net Worth:
$2.8 billion. •
2006
- Publishes
Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in
Life. Reveals the lessons from life
that have helped him through his business
and personal life &endash; such as,
believe it can be done and that, if others
disagree with you, try and try again until
you achieve your goal; or that you must
love what you do. These and other lessons,
with examples of how he learned them and
how he's used them, are included in this
stirring and candid look at his lessons
from an exceptional life, which will
inspire you to make a difference in your
own life. •
2006
-
Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo
interior concept. Virgin Galactic's
spaceliners will be specially-outfitted
SpaceShipTwo vehicles built by Mojave,
California-based Scaled Composites and
veteran aerospace designer Burt Rutan. The
new spacecraft, designed specifically for
space tourism, will be three times the
size of Rutan's SpaceShipOne, which won
the $10 million Ansari X Prize for
privately-developed piloted spacecraft
capable of reaching suborbital space twice
in two weeks. The air-launched
SpaceShipTwo is designed to seat eight
people - six passengers and two pilots -
and be hauled into launch position by
WhiteKnightTwo, a massive carrier craft
currently under construction by Scaled
Composites, Virgin Galactic president Will
Whitehorn said. •••
For
an initial ticket price of $200,000,
Virgin Galactic passengers will buy a
2.5-hour flight aboard SpaceShipTwo and
launch from an altitude of about 60,000
feet (18,288 meters), while buckled safely
in seats that recline flat after reaching
suborbital space. A flight animation
depicted passengers clad in their own
personal spacesuits as they reached a
maximum altitude of at least 68 miles (110
kilometers). •••
The
WhiteKnightTwo will also rely on new,
cleaner-burning jet engines and bear a
close resemblance to the Virgin
GlobalFlyer aircraft, which was also built
by Rutan's Scaled Composites and flew
around the world without refueling in
2005. •••
Branson
said, "If you're going to build a
spaceship, you've got to build a green
spaceship," adding that the carbon dioxide
output from a single spaceflight is on par
with those of a business class seat aboard
commercial aircraft. •
2007
- Branson
announced the Virgin Earth Challenge - a
$25 million prize to encourage a viable
technology which will result in the net
removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric
greenhouse gases. It is the biggest prize
in history, claims its sponsor, Richard
Branson. •••
In July of the
same year he had the honor of joining his
good friend Peter Gabriel, Nelson Mandela,
Graça Machel, and Desmond Tutu to
announce the formation of The Elders, a
group of leaders to contribute their
wisdom, independent leadership and
integrity to tackle some of the world's
toughest problems. •
2007
- Screw It,
Let's Do It Expanded: Lessons in Life and
Business, by Sir Richard Branson. •
2007
- "Profiles:
Branson's Luck" by Michael Specter,
The New Yorker, 14 May 2007, pp.
114-25. Part
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September
38 week TVI Person of The Week; NBS100
Achievement Award
Winner. •
2007
- September 38 week NBS TVI Person of
The Week; NBS100 Achievement Award
Winner. •
2007
- On 7
December, United Nations Secretary General
Ban Ki Moon presented Branson with the
United Nations Correspondents Association
Citizen of the World Award for his support
for environmental and humanitarian
causes. •
2007
- Was ranked in
2007's Time Magazine "Top 100 Most
Influential People in the World." •
2008
- At Mojave Desert airfield in
California, Branson rolls out the Burt
Rutan-designed launch vehicle (the White
Knight Two) that is supposed to help take
paying passengers into space and will
serve as the mothership for the world's
first commercial spaceflight. •
2008
- Holly
Branson, Sir Richard Branson's daughter
has abandoned a career in medicine to join
his business empire. Sir Richard was said
to be delighted when she qualified as a
doctor but has made no secret of his
desire to involve his daughter and her
brother Sam in the business. •
2008
- On Charlie Rose: A conversation with
Richard Branson, February 12. •
2008
- Screw
It, Let's Do It. (Expanded Edition) 14
Lessons On Making It To The Top While
Having Fund & Staying Green. Pub. May
27th, by Virgin Books. •
2008
- Business Stripped Bare:
Adventures of a Global
Entrepreneur.
In his trademark charismatic and honest
style, Sir Richard Branson shares the
inside track on some of his greatest
achievements over forty years in business
as well as the lessons he has learned from
his setbacks. It reveals the lessons from
life that have helped him through his
business and personal life &endash; such
as, believe it can be done and that, if
others disagree with you, try and try
again until you achieve your goal; or that
you must love what you do. These and other
lessons, with examples of how he learned
them and how he's used them, are included
in this stirring and candid look at his
lessons from an exceptional life, which
will inspire you to make a difference in
your own
life.
Sir Richard
Branson's daughter has abandoned a career
in medicine to join his business
empire. •
2009
- With
around 200 companies in over 30 countries,
the Virgin Group has expanded into
international music Megastores, leisure,
air travel, mobile,
broadband, TV,
radio, music festivals, finance and health
financial,
retail, music, internet, drinks, rail,
hotels and leisure.
Through Virgin
Green Fund they are investing in renewable
energy and resource efficiency. •
Branson
currently lives in the Holland Park
section of London and has a country home
in Oxfordshire. Part
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Charitable Works -----
In
2002, the combined sales of the different
Virgin holding companies exceeded
£4billion. In addition to his own
business activities, Richard is a trustee
of several charities including the Virgin
Healthcare Foundation, a leading
healthcare charity which was responsible
for the launch of a health education
campaign relating to AIDS in 1987. -----
The
Foundation has also become involved in a
lobbying campaign called Parents Against
Tobacco, which aims to restrict tobacco
advertising and sponsorship in sport. His
help in the initial funding of charity
projects helped that organization to raise
over £100 million, through campaigns
such as Comic Relief and many other
charities.
-----
"I
am very proud of the work of Virgin Unite,
our not-for-profit entrepreneurial
foundation, which continues to focus on
entrepreneurial approaches to social and
environmental issues and enjoy supporting
their work in every way I can," states
Branson.
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more information on the Virgin Group and
charity, please click here to visit our
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The Branson
Persona
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Richard Branson, the king of PR and
UK entrepreneurs, has appeared in some
outrageous garbs during his time in charge
of the Virgin Group. At times the onlooker
is tempted to demand, 'Will the real
Richard Branson please stand up?' But the
Branson persona is the secret of his
success. Whether by design or by good
luck, Branson has become a national
institution in the United Kingdom. He
appears as an anti-establishment, slightly
hip, relaxed businessman willing to
challenge the complacent established
corporate orthodoxy. He is the consumer's
champion offering a value and
Virgin-quality choice where no choice
previously existed.
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At pains to point out where the
consumer is getting ripped off, he steps
in and provides a Virgin alternative. Of
course, Branson's creations make money
just like traditional businesses. It's
just that somehow the British seem happy
to give their money to Branson; they
actively want to fill the coffers of their
avuncular friend. When the big corporates
such as British Airways or Barclays Bank
first saw Branson dressed as Biggles or
decked out in bridal-wear, no doubt they
laughed&emdash;until they realized that he
had mugged them of their market share.
They're not laughing now.
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Virgin Brand • Richard Branson has
created one of the most recognizable
brands in the world. In Britain where he
focuses much of his attention, Branson has
managed to "Virginize" a very wide range
of products and services. The variety of
businesses he controls is as vast as the
geographical coverage the brand has, with
business located throughout The United
Kingdom, the United States of America,
Australia, Canada, Asian, Europe and South
Africa.
•
Virgin Atlantic - An international
airline flying to many major
destinations.
•
Virgin Megastores - Music
Super-markets located in major locations
in the UK, USA and Australia.
•
Virgin Credit Card - Branson's
attempt to provide credit card at a
reasonable price.
•
Virgin Holidays - Book a holiday
and fly Virgin Atlantic?
•
Virgin Trains - Virgin making
trains sexy in the United Kingdom.
•
V2 Music - Largest UK based
independent recording label.
•
Virgin Books - Publisher and
distributor of books.
•
Virgin Active - Chain of fitness
clubs throughout the United Kingdom.
•
Virgin Galactic - Branson's planned
affordable flight to space venture.
•
Ulusaba - Luxury game reserve
located in South Africa.
•
Necker Island - Branson's own
private island located in the British
Virgin Islands.
There are plenty more businesses that
wear the Virgin name throughout the world
and there will probably be more to come as
Branson is always looking for an
interesting business to start. On the
Virgin.com website there is even a section
to submit your new and exciting business
venture that Branson may consider
pursuing. Quotes
By: Sir
Richard Branson
Assets
- Branding -
Music "The
music industry is a strange combination of
having real and intangible assets: pop
bands are brand names in themselves, and
at a given stage in their careers their
name alone can practically guarantee hit
records." •
"Branding is everything. A young
girl once came up to me and told me I
could be famous because I looked just like
Richard Branson!" • "If you get your face
and your name out there enough, people
will start to recognize you. • "Many people know the
Virgin brand better than the names of the
individual companies within the
group." • "In the beginning it
was just about the business - now it's
about the brand." • "I want Virgin to be
as well-known around the world as
Coca-Cola." Entrepreneur •
"I wanted to be an editor or a
journalist, I wasn't really interested in
being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I
had to become an entrepreneur in order to
keep my magazine going." • "I was interested in
creating -- creating things that I could
be proud of and so, you know, I was
interested in being an editor of a
magazine, but in order to be an editor of
a magazine I had to become a publisher as
well. I had to pay the bills. I had to
worry about the printing and the paper
manufacturing and the distribution of that
magazine." • "I've had to create
companies that I believe in 100%. These
are companies I feel will make a genuine
difference. Then I have to be willing to
find the time myself to talk about them,
promote them and market them. I don't want
to spend my life doing something that I'm
not proud of." • "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." • "One of Britain's
most successful entrepreneurs, creator of
the Virgin brand." Opportunity •
"Business opportunities are like
buses, there's always another one
coming." • "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." • "A pessimist sees the
difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every
difficulty."
• "If you don't take risks
you won't achieve anything." Business •
"I believe in benevolent
dictatorship provided I am the
dictator." • "A business has to be
involving, it has to be fun, and it has to
exercise your creative instincts."
• "If you can run one business well,
you can run any business well."
• "A generation ago, the image was
that you had to trample everyone else down
to succeed - but I don`t believe that
makes good business sense. If you`re the
kind of person that jumps down the throat
of people, you`re not going to be
successful." • "Above all, you want
to create something you are proud of....
That has always been my philosophy of
business. I can honestly say that I have
never gone into any business purely to
make money. If that is the sole motive,
then I believe you are better off doing
nothing." • "Business is giving
people in their lifetime what they need
and what they want. 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." • "As much as you need
a strong personality to build a business
from scratch, you also must understand the
art of delegation. I have to be good at
helping people run the individual
businesses, and I have to be willing to
step back. The company must be set up so
it can continue without me." • "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." • "Fortunately we're
not a public company - we're a private
group of companies, and I can do what I
want." Money
• "What's the quickest way to
become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off
everyone you meet." • "I'm a bit like the
Queen in that I don`t carry much
cash." • "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."` Accounting
-
• "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." Government • "The difference between
having a Labour government for business to
having a Tory government has been fairly
negligible." People •
"Having a personality of caring
about people is important. You can't be a
good leader unless you generally like
people. That is how you bring out the best
in them." • "A company is
people…employees want to know…am
I being listened to or am I a cog in the
wheel? People really need to feel
wanted." • "The companies that
look after their people are the companies
that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a
few other attributes, but that would be
the most important one." Life •
I just love life. I mean, you know, I love
every second of it. I love people." • "Fantasizing about
the future is one of my favourite
pastimes." • "My biggest
motivation? Just to keep challenging
myself. I see life almost like one long
University education that I never had -
every day I'm learning something new."
• "I have always lived my life by
thriving on opportunity and adventure.
Some of the best ideas come out of the
blue, and you have to keep an open mind to
see their virtue."
• "Well, I'm somebody who is just
living...living life, and if I get
frustrated by something, then I like to
try to put it right."
• "Everyone needs something to aim
for. You can call it a challenge, or you
can call it a goal. It is what makes us
human. It was challenges that took us from
being cavemen to reaching for the
stars."
• "All you have in life is your
reputation: you may be very rich, but if
you lose your good name, then you'll never
be happy. The thought will always lurk at
the back of your mind that people don't
trust you. I had never really focused on
what a good name meant before, but that
night in prison made me understand."
• "My interest in life comes from
setting myself huge, apparently
unachievable challenges and trying to rise
above them."
• "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." • "Knowledge has to be
improved, challenged, and increased
constantly, or it vanishes."
• "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." Work •
"I don't think of work as work and
play as play. It's all living.' • "Just do it --
Believe whatever you want to achieve can
be achieved." • "I believe in myself.
I believe in the hands that work, in the
brains that think, and in the hearts that
love." • "Some 80% of your
life is spent working. You want to have
fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at
work?" • "Although my spelling
is still sometimes poor, I have managed to
overcome the worst of my difficulties
through training myself to
concentrate." • "Records are made to
be broken. It is in man's nature to
continue to strive to do just that." •
Have fun -- Have a positive outlook,
and when something stops being fun, move
on. • Be innovative -- The system
is not sacred: Think creatively. • Have sex appeal -- Create
excitement in everything you do. • Do some good -- Change the
world, even in a small way.
"Losing
My Virginity" Book Quotes
•
"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."
•
"Three months of running a business or
trying to set up a business and you will
learn, I suspect, as much as you can learn
in three years at a business
school."
•
"A lot of chairmen of a lot of companies
are terrified of the press. Our attitude
is if CNN wants an interview you never say
no, you always say yes, because we want to
become the most respected brand in the
world and we have to get out there and
talk about what we are doing."
•
Andrew Carnegie (November
25, 1835 -- August 11, 1919) was a
Scottish-born American businessman, a
major philanthropist, and the founder of
the Carnegie Steel Company which later
became U.S. Steel. He is known for having
built one of the most powerful and
influential corporations in United States
history, and, later in his life, giving
away most of his riches to fund the
establishment of many libraries, schools,
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