“I think a lot of becoming an entrepreneur is something which people have to learn just from getting out there and giving it a go, and having to learn the art of survival.”
— Richard Branson
“Having colleagues nearby, whether at the beach or in a crypt, means the ideas are always flowing.”
“The best advice I ever received? Simple: Have no regrets.”
“There are quite a few things I’ve done that even I thought might have been one step too far. But if you are willing to make a fool of yourself and make people smile, as long as you do it with a sense of fun, you can get away with it.”
“Being dyslexic can actually help in the outside world. I see some things clearer than other people do because I have to simplify things to help me and that has helped others.”
“If you do something for fun and create the best possible product, then the profit will come.”
“If you have an idea that’s going to make a big difference to people’s lives, and other people are not doing it, you know, just say “screw it,” do it and get on with it, and give it a go.”
“A generation ago, the image was that you had to trample everyone else down to succeed; but I don’t believe that makes good business sense.”
“The risk is worth it. Mike would have been the first to say that.”
“I think you should do in life what you think you’ll make a real difference at. And generally, as a businessperson, you do things you don’t really have experience in.”
“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...”
“I never set out to be a businessman.”
“It isn’t effective or productive to force your employees to do anything. Choice empowers people and makes for a more content workforce.”
“Capitalism has never stood back and examined itself properly. I think everybody knows that capitalism is the only thing that works, but is the current form of capitalism the best way of it working?”
“As men, we all have something to give. We all have the power to do our own part to stop the global pandemic of violence against women and girls. It is holding us all back.”
“I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive then I believe you are better off not doing it. A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.”
“First and foremost, any business proposal I like must sound fun.”
“Although my spelling is still sometimes poor, I have managed to overcome the worst of my difficulties through training myself to concentrate.”
“Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and it’s about getting a balance.”
“We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels.”
“To be a real entrepreneur you always have to be looking forward. The moment you rest on your laurels is the moment your competition overtakes you.”
“Please don’t get hung up on this question of whether you need to have experience in an industry before you launch your startup.”
“In business, as in life, all that matters is that you do something positive.”
“I think entrepreneurship is our natural state – a big adult word that probably boils down to something much more obvious like playfulness.”
“I don’t think so, in that Virgin is already a global brand. Brands like Amazon have had to spend hundreds of millions of pounds you know, building their brands, whereas Virgin is already well-known around the world.”
“I think I’ve learned that if you have a house, you end up living in the kitchen, so if you have one big kitchen and then enough bedrooms for your family, that’s about all you need for a home.”
“By nature I am curious about life, and this extends to my business.”
“If you create something that makes a difference in people’s lives, you are likely to become a business success as well.”
“New York to Tokyo could be less than an hour. You could be traveling at 19,000 miles per hour orbitally. After we’ve done the space program, we will be producing supersonic planes, which will go far, far, faster than Concorde.”
“I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other – and we still are.”
“I had no plans to be an entrepreneur. I just wanted to be a journalist and write for a magazine. At 15, I just decided to leave school and launch a national student magazine.”
“We hope to create thousands of astronauts over the next few years and bring alive their dream of seeing the majestic beauty of our planet from above, the stars in all their glory and the amazing sensations of weightlessness and space flight.”
“And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.”
“We, we – as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.”
“I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express.”
“I don’t buy a lot of things. I like to create things. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to build my beautiful island in the Caribbean. I certainly haven’t regretted that.”
“I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can’t, I’ll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.”
“My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.”
“Money is only interesting for what it lets you do and create.”
“The companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I’m sure we’d like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.”
“Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen from working and learning with some of the world’s most inspiring and inspired people.”
“I think in life the key thing is just to fight really hard to make sure something survives. If it looks like you’ve done everything you can to avoid failure, just move forward, move on and learn from it.”
“The extraordinary thing about the record industry is how success can take off without warning.”
“In the beginning it was just about the business – now it’s about the brand.”
“Sometimes I do wake up in the mornings and feel like I’ve just had the most incredible dream. I’ve just dreamt my life.”
“If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.”
“We’ll not be sending anyone into space before it is safe and the vehicle is well and truly tested.”
“Find somebody else to run your business on a day-to-day basis.”
“I just wanted to create things that I could be proud of. Money was just an evil byproduct to pay the bills at the end of the year.”
“Most entrepreneurs are not doing it for financial motives in the first place. They’re just people who love creating.”
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