We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis of trying to do good and, you know, hopefully turn a profit, what we did was we pledged that we'd put all the profits from our airline business into trying to develop clean fuels.

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Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.

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If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

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Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

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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!

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Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.

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

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As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing out the best in people.

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Just start. You will learn so many lessons just by doing.

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Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business.

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There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success.

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Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change.

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Successful entrepreneurs don't wait for the perfect moment - they create it

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Brave people don't live forever, but cautious people don't live at all.

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If people aren't calling you crazy, you aren't thinking big enough.

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Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.

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The best advice I could give anyone is to spend your time working on whatever you are passionate about in life.

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Drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.

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You must have the courage to trust your instincts and be ready to question what other people don't. If you do that, you can seize opportunities that others would miss. Believe in yourself, and use everything you can - including the obstacles - to propel you along the road to success. Who knows what you might achieve?

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Have faith in yourself.

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Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.

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