As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
My very first venture was a national student magazine to try to campaign against the [Vietnam] War. And so I wanted to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If people are jumping down people's throats all the time, in the end, they'll just shrivel up like a flower shrivels up… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We had an electrical fault about 500 miles into the trip and lost more than half our fuel. We had a fire… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Look, I think that when we started Virgin Atlantic 30 years ago, we had one 747 competing with the airlines that had… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I'm a lad of the '60s. I started a magazine to try and end the Vietnam war, but it was a number… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
At the end, entrepreneurship is not about wearing expensive suits and earning a lot of money. It is all about being true… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I think I've learned that if you have a house, you end up living in the kitchen, so if you have one… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Conflicts often stem from a couple of leaders on both sides that are badly brought up. They'd rather go to war than… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I just wanted to create things that I could be proud of. Money was just an evil byproduct to pay the bills… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image