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RICHARD BRANSON

“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“As soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to be unhappy. Waking up stressed and miserable is not a good way to live.”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“My motto is, 'Never do anything if it means you can't sleep at night.' It's a good rule to follow.”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

We all need our own space and it's good to pause and do nothing. It gives us time to think. It recharges our bodies as well as our minds.

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“Fun is at the core of the way I do business. It has been the key to it all from the start. I see no reason to change it.”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“If you challenge yourself, you will grow. Your life will change. Your outlook will be positive. It’s not always easy to reach your goal but that’s no reason to stop. Say yourself ‘I can do it. I’ll keep on trying until I win.’”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICKY’S MOM

'I know you've learned a lesson, Ricky. Don't cry over spilled milk. We've got to get on and deal with this head on.'

RICKY’S MOM

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RICHARD BRANSON

“Some you win and some you lose. Be glad when you win. Don’t have regrets when you lose. Never look back. You can’t change the past. I try to learn from it.”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“If you don't have the right experience to reach your goal, look for another way in.”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“Today nothing is sure and life is one long struggle.”

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” 

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“Business opportunities are like buses; there’s always another one coming.” 

RICHARD BRANSON

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RICHARD BRANSON

“If you opt for a safe life, you will never know what it's like to win.” 

RICHARD BRANSON

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Salvador Dalí’s Peach

Salvador Dalí’s Peach

The Spanish painter, Salvador Dali, had a unique way to savour the moment. When he was bored with life, he would walk in his cliff-top garden. He would pick a perfect peach, and hold it in his hand to admire its golden skin. He would sniff it. The warm perfume would fill his senses. Then he would take a single bite. His mouth would fill with luscious juice. He would savour it slowly. Then he would spit out the mouthful and throw the peach into the sea below…..

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Regrets Weigh You Down

Regrets Weigh You Down

…..He said it was a perfect moment and he gained more from that than from eating a basket of peaches. In a way, regrets are like wanting the peach you have thrown away. It's gone, but you are filled with remorse. You wish you hadn't thrown it away. You want it back. I believe the one thing that helps is to have no regrets. Regrets weigh you down. They hold you back in the past when you should move on.

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prince_rahul

The more one seeks to rise into height and light, the more vigorously do ones roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark, the deep — into evil.

CURATOR'S NOTE

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British business magnate and commercial astronaut. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields.

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