Richard Branson Quotes

One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes.

What we are trying to do at Virgin is not to have one enormous company in one sector under one banne...

It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect ...

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it se...

A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between suc...

If you want to be more productive, then start at the start: get there on time. Whether it is a meeti...

So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's...

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then lea...

Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they ...

When I was four, my mother insisted I get out of the car and find my own way home. Although I got lo...

The art of delegation is one of the key skills any entrepreneur must master.

We have one planet in our solar system that's habitable, and that's the Earth, and space travel can ...

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feelin...

When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't ...

I'm a lad of the '60s. I started a magazine to try and end the Vietnam war, but it was a number of y...

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

I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction - especially autobiographies and biographies...

I love Africa, and Ulusaba, our home in South Africa, is pretty special. It's on a rocky hill overlo...

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to f...

Fun is one of the most important - and underrated - ingredients in any successful venture. If you're...

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a fe...

The first thing that has to be recognized is that one cannot train someone to be passionate--it's ei...

If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.

There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a w...

to be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been key to everything I've done from...

I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sol...

Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not b...

My early business ventures included growing Christmas trees and breeding birds.

A complaint is a chance to turn a customer into a lifelong friend. I say that seriously, not as some...

Treat failure as a lesson on how not to approach achieving a goal, and then use that learning to imp...

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are bran...

Devon holds a special place in my heart. As a child, I normally went on holiday to Bantham and have ...

Screw it. Let's do it.

All you have in business is your reputation - so it's very important that you keep your word.

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you're moving forward. All you ...

The funny thing is people won't let me pay for things. I'll be in a restaurant and the manager will ...

I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a r...

Those who know me know I'm passionate about lists, and top of my list of priorities is my family. My...

We're one of the only animals in the world that don't really think of ourselves as animals, but we a...

An important priority for me is a business must get their own house in order. Be or become an agent ...

Starting your own business isn't just a job - it's a way of life.

We have teams of people working on electric cars. So you never know - you may find Virgin competing ...

From my very first day as an entrepreneur, I've felt the only mission worth pursuing in business is ...

I don’t believe it can be taught as if it were a recipe. There aren’t ingredients and techniques tha...

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you...

When exploring London, you will come across lots of excitement by chance, so try to take everything ...

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader you have to listen to the people...

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

To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yoursel...

Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and ...

Steve did not have a death wish. He had the exact opposite. His appetite for life was so strong, it ...