Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Bransonis an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth18 July 1950
CityLondon, England
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I've taken a reduction in the price in order to get the deal done. We will reap our reward from the increased share price by holding our shares in this new combined company.
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I've been very lucky. I come from a very close family.
Lightning is something which, again, we would rather avoid.
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Virgin Digital UK is an exciting and innovative download service created and designed with the music fan in mind.
Oh, I don't like the look on his face.
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Anyone would feel an enormous sense of guilt going to one of these places - and if you're in a position to do something about it you've got to make an effort.
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We're going where no one has gone before.
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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,
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I love the freedom that my phone gives me.
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In any adventure like this, there are always uncertainties.
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In about three years from now, we'll have the biggest range of products in Australia, bigger than any other bank in Australia, actually.
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It has been like hitting up against a solid brick wall. All day and all night long, we battled to get through it.
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I read the Sunday Telegraph stories. They're not too far off what may be happening.
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Generally speaking, when someone goes for a record-breaking attempt, you start with five or six people in the plane. He chose to go it alone.