Top 500 Richard Branson Quotes (2025 Update)
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301. “Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage for you.”

— Richard Branson

302. “In business, as in life, all that matters is that you do something positive.”

— Richard Branson

303. “Those people who spend their time working on things they love are usually the ones enjoying life the most. They are also the ones who dared to take a risk and chase their dreams.”

— Richard Branson

304. “You know I think if the people who work for a business are proud of the business they work for, they’ll work that much harder, and therefore, I think turning your business into a real force for good is good business sense as well.”

— Richard Branson

305. “I have always been a huge believer in the inestimable value good mentoring can contribute to any nascent business.”

— Richard Branson

306. “Not enough people realize the satisfaction you can get from really pushing yourself to the limits.”

— Richard Branson

307. “Customers shouldn’t just think of your business as a place to buy a product or use a service – it should be a fun place to be.”

— Richard Branson

308. “You’re offering a great service. People are tuning in. So continue to find great people, continue to do what you’re doing. And do it better than your rivals. I know that’s easier said than done...”

— Richard Branson

309. “Don’t wait till you are big before you begin building your brand. Build a brand from scratch alongside your business.”

— Richard Branson

310. “Can you afford to ignore China? It’s like saying you can afford to ignore the internet. I don’t think so.”

— Richard Branson

311. “Money is a poor indicator of success.”

— Richard Branson

312. “You need lucky breaks to be successful.”

— Richard Branson

313. “The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me.”

— Richard Branson

314. “The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances.”

— Richard Branson

315. “It’s really important to find an hour or two to a day to make sure that you keep healthy, keep fit. It’s very easy just to forget that aspect. And if you’re feeling really good and fit, I think you can get two or three extra hours a day of hard work in as well.”

— Richard Branson

316. “I think entrepreneurship is our natural state – a big adult word that probably boils down to something much more obvious like playfulness.”

— Richard Branson

317. “If you do something for fun and create the best possible product, then the profit will come.”

— Richard Branson

318. “When people warn me against doing something once my mind is made up, I grow increasingly determined to try it.”

— Richard Branson

319. “I’ve obviously been born fortunate. I love people. I enjoy every single minute of my life.”

— Richard Branson

320. “Success is more than luck. You have to believe in yourself and make it happen.”

— Richard Branson

321. “All you have in life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name, then you’ll never be happy. The thought will always lurk at the back of your mind that people don’t trust you.”

— Richard Branson

322. “Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task.”

— Richard Branson

323. “I have always believed that personal relationships are vital in business and that people should be directly accountable for their actions.”

— Richard Branson

324. “If you love what you do and if you believe in what you do, others will share your enthusiasm. Passionate people find their way to the Virgin Group, and when they do, we snap them up and try to keep them within the family.”

— Richard Branson

325. “I prefer to have a great time and to keep my wits about me.”

— Richard Branson

326. “Perhaps my early problems with dyslexia made me more intuitive: when someone sends me a written proposal, rather than dwelling on detailed facts and figures I find that my imagination grasps and expands on what I read.”

— Richard Branson

327. “Well, I think that there’s a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you’re likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.”

— Richard Branson

328. “It’s better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.”

— Richard Branson

329. “You’re guaranteed to miss every shot you don’t take.”

— Richard Branson

330. “A good idea for a new business tends not to occur in isolation, and often the window of opportunity is very small. So speed is of the essence.”

— Richard Branson

331. “Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.”

— Richard Branson

332. “If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.”

— Richard Branson

333. “By nature I am curious about life, and this extends to my business.”

— Richard Branson

334. “Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.”

— Richard Branson

335. “I am passionate about many things but conserving our planet and its species is a high priority of mine.”

— Richard Branson

336. “I truly believe that capitalism was created to help people live better lives, but sadly over the years it has lost its way a bit. The short-term focus on profit has driven most businesses to forget about the important long-term role they have in taking care of people and the planet.”

— Richard Branson

337. “I myself have benefited from many mentors throughout my life.”

— Richard Branson

338. “I believe that drudgery and clock-watching are a terrible betrayal of that universal, inborn entrepreneurial spirit.”

— Richard Branson

339. “The most breathtaking thing about being in space is actually looking back at the Earth.”

— Richard Branson

340. “Through the right people focusing on the right things, we can, in time, get on top of a lot if not most of the problems of this world. And that’s what a number of us are trying to do.”

— Richard Branson

341. “I’m a true believer in working hard and partying hard. I’m fortunate to be one of those people who can have just as much fun partying without alcohol.”

— Richard Branson

342. “First and foremost, any business proposal I like must sound fun.”

— Richard Branson

343. “Making the extra effort to say thanks in a genuine, personal manner goes a long way. It is pleasurable to do, and it encourages more of the same good behavior.”

— Richard Branson

344. “Fortunately we’re not a public company – we’re a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.”

— Richard Branson

345. “Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They can not be recycled.”

— Richard Branson

346. “Dreaming is one of humanity’s greatest gifts – it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward.”

— Richard Branson

347. “Every single astronaut who has come back from space comes back determined to do more to protect it.”

— Richard Branson

348. “Look for the best in people to build a fantastic team.”

— Richard Branson

349. “It’s never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!”

— Richard Branson

350. “It isn’t effective or productive to force your employees to do anything. Choice empowers people and makes for a more content workforce.”

— Richard Branson