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Old 06-22-2010, 02:39 PM  
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Originally Posted by notime View Post
That seems to be a wise man who earned much money.

But still, I like Branson better for building something from nothing, where he wants to uphold a brand no matter what, keep the reputation AAA status and dedicate to customer service. Long term plans attract me more personally then all these recent quick fixes and be-goners tommorrow to be honest.
He started out as a boxer, and his job was installing wall furnaces.


Kirk Kerkorian was born on June 6, 1917 in Fresno, California, to Armenian immigrant parents.[3] Dropping out of school in 8th grade, he became a fairly skilled amateur boxer under the tutelage of his older brother, fighting under the name "Rifle Right Kerkorian" to win the Pacific amateur welterweight championship.

In 1939, he met Ted O'Flaherty, for whom he installed wall furnaces that heated water. O'Flaherty was taking flying lessons, and having taken no interest Kerkorian took a guest seat one day and was converted on the views of the Californian coast.
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