Richard Branson Quotes

When I was a kid, I had a tendency to criticize. But when I did, my mum would whisk me off to the bathroom to stand in front of a mirror. Ten minutes, never less. To think about how criticism is a poor reflection on the one who criticizes.

Richard Branson

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There's accountability in the mutual fund industry. And they've been tremendous engines of wealth for people and they're going to continue to be so.

Jim Cramer

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I think for me, wearing the helmet and being part of the Stormtroopers felt so strange. Like, so this is what it feels like to just be one of the many. And to look the same, and to have to do the same thing. To be under the same orders. This is what it feels like.

John Boyega

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Stars are extremely far apart. We cannot imagine any way currently available to get to the nearest one, besides the sun.

John C. Mather

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I'm fortunate to live in Wyoming, one of the most beautiful, pristine places in the world.

John Barrasso

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While we welcome people of all faiths in America we cannot be so naive as to expect all countries to do the same. But we cannot allow their cultural mores to snuff out our religious freedoms or the freedom of women to have equal rights.

Michael Huffington

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My first conversation of the day is with my daughter, Nathalie. I call her every morning; it is a ritual.

Sonia Rykiel

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A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.

Roy Blount, Jr.

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The belief that government must be the ultimate nanny to our children is one of the fundamental philosophical disagreements between the Right and Left.

Mike Gallagher

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Loneliness is, like, when you wish someone else was there, and solitude is when you enjoy being alone. I don't always wanna be alone, but I definitely like pockets of solitude to recharge and come back to myself. I think that's so important for everyone.

Jonathan Van Ness

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The ideal situation would be to bypass all of the drama and mayhem and just get the music right to the people. I'm confident that we'll eventually figure it out.

Debbie Gibson

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I'm a big fan of martial arts films, novels and radio programs.

Wong Kar-wai

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The biggest single thing China needs to do is build an emergent middle class and domestic consumption, and the best way to do that is through pension and health-care reform, and currency reform to establish purchasing power among its citizens.

Peter Navarro

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