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My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 36 ， but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us， but used 38 to bring out our best. He’d say， “If you pour water on flowers， they flourish. If you don’t give them water， they die. ”I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody， and my father said， “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else， it’s a reflection of you. ”He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people， I would get the best 43 . From then on I’ve always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very 45 . At 15， I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time， and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave，and Dad tried to sway me from my decision， 48 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind， he said， “Richard， when I was 23，my dad 49 me to gointo law.And I’ve 50 regretted it.I wanted to be a biologist， 51 I didn’t pursue my 52 .You know what you want. Go fulfill it. ”

As 53 turned out， my little publication went on to become Student， a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children， and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55 me.