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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Virtually every part of the empire will have some form of e-commerce facility by the end of 1999, from the largest company, Virgin Atlantic, to one of the smallest, Virgin Bride.
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We have always felt that a company with music at its core rather than technology could do so much better for music fans. It is so user friendly that even I could use it.
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We told him he had to land alive. He actually had to land alive, because if he didn't land alive he wouldn't get the record.
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We told him he had to land alive.
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I am so excited by the thought of Virgin Cola taking on Coke and Pepsi in their home territory, ... I have always believed that you can never truly be an international cola until you have launched in the home of the colas -- America.
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I am slightly biased, but I think it is an incredible achievement -- the last great aviation record left.
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I am sorry to have let people down.
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Peter Gabriel -- a Virgin artist for 20 years -- is still pre-eminent in the business. Whether the new artists will do the same is more questionable,
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So if we were to set up base in this area, I think you would find that it would bring a lot of people to the area to watch the flights as well as fly.
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My dad has put his hand up and will be 90 at the time, my kids definitely want to come and if there is room for my mum she will come as well,
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I have made it clear that I'm happy to become the largest shareholder in NTL and for other shareholders in Virgin Mobile to join me in taking shares in NTL. NTL has made a cash offer as well, and other shareholders can also accept the cash offer.
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There are already 30 people in the world who have collected enough air miles to fly into space.
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We pamper our passengers like no airline pampers them.
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We are embarrassed to have entered the airspace without permission and relieved that they understand our position.