I'm sure you get the best out of people if you look for the best in them. People don't need to be… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding a bit… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You're offering a great service. People are tuning in. So continue to find great people, continue to do what you're doing. And… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
As people's access to the internet grows we're seeing the sharing economy boom - I think our obsession with ownership is at… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You know I think if the people who work for a business are proud of the business they work for, they'll work… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There's no point in starting a business unless you're going to make a dramatic difference to other people's lives. So if you've… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
London is one of the most exciting cities in the world with so many fantastic pubs and restaurants. I would urge people… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Through the right people focusing on the right things, we can, in time, get on top of a lot if not most… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you offer people a decent service, if you give them you know Internet access, if their phones are not cut off… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that's largely because we have tried to keep our… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
When employees tell you about their good ideas for the business, don't limit your response to asking questions, taking notes and following… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It's far more difficult being a small-business owner starting a business than it is for me with thousands of people working for… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing. The amount of… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you love what you do and if you believe in what you do, others will share your enthusiasm. Passionate people find… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
... Our first priority should be the people who work for the companies, then the customers, then the shareholders. Because if the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Travel the world and meet people. I've been fortunate enough to see so much of the world, and being able to do… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The truth is this: the Earth cannot provide enough food and fresh water for 10 billion people, never mind homes, never mind… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You don't have to be one of the Elders. You don't have to be well known. You just have to be determined… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Most people assume that a record shop's success lies in selling records. In fact, Virgin's success both in mail order and the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up. — Richard Branson Copy Share
I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests… — Richard Branson Copy Share
As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end,… — Richard Branson Copy Share
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… — Richard Branson Copy Share
Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your… — Richard Branson Copy Share
All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution. — Richard Branson Copy Share
We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet. — Richard Branson Copy Share
I'm a great believer in life to saying yes and not saying no, and hopefully making people smile and just having fun in life. — Richard Branson Copy Share
Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it… — Richard Branson Copy Share
I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. — Richard Branson Copy Share
Everything in your business can be outsourced... if you're not emotionally attached to doing it all. — Richard Branson Copy Share
People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it. — Richard Branson Copy Share
There isn't a flight goes by when I don't stare out of the window and thank my stars for what I'm seeing and feeling. — Richard Branson Copy Share