--- title: "7 Fuel Quotes By Richard Branson" description: "7 Fuel quotes by Richard Branson. Plus more from Richard Branson and more Fuel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/richard-branson-256_adventure_we-had-an-electrical-fault-about-500-mil_712541.jpg" --- > [We had an electrical fault about 500 miles into the trip and lost more than half our fuel. We had a fire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/we-had-an-electrical-fault-about-500-miles-into-the-trip-and-lost/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/richard-branson-256_adventure_we-had-an-electrical-fault-about-500-mil_712541.jpg) > [And in the process, we have come up with fuels - algae-based fuels, isobutanol-based fuels and other fuels - that we think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/and-in-the-process-we-have-come-up-with-fuels-algae-based-fuels/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/richard-branson-256_airline_and-in-the-process-we-have-come-up-with_979670.jpg) > [We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/we-must-rapidly-wean-ourselves-off-our-dependence-on-coal-and-fossil/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/richard-branson-256_coal_we-must-rapidly-wean-ourselves-off-our-d_1951232.jpg) > [We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/we-have-a-business-that-some-people-feel-pollutes-and-i-happen-to/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba5/richard-branson-256_agree_we-have-a-business-that-some-people-feel_2008984.jpg) > [So unlike having to convert, you know, all the cars' or all the lorries' petrol stations, once you've actually got the clean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/so-unlike-having-to-convert-you-know-all-the-cars-or-all-the-lorries/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/richard-branson-256_airplane_so-unlike-having-to-convert-you-know-all_2555932.jpg) > [We've definitely cracked the technology. Now we're just trying to be able to produce the amount of fuels that we need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/we-ve-definitely-cracked-the-technology-now-we-re-just-trying-to-be/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/richard-branson-256_able_we-ve-definitely-cracked-the-technology_3104077.jpg) > [ And \[we hope to sell\] the clean fuels to other airlines. I mean, the exciting thing about the breakthrough with clean fuels… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/and-we-hope-to-sell-the-clean-fuels-to-other-airlines-i-mean-the/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/richard-branson-256_airline_and-we-hope-to-sell-the-clean-fuels-to-o_3157038.jpg) ## Other authors on Fuel ## More by Richard Branson > [Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/lavish-praise-on-people-and-people-will-flourish-criticize-people-and/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/i-ve-used-the-phoenix-centrifuge-to-replicate-what-the-body-s-going/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/as-an-adventurer-i-try-to-protect-against-the-downside-i-make-sure-i/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [Fantasizing about the future is one of my favorite pastimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/fantasizing-about-the-future-is-one-of-my-favorite-pastimes/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/i-will-work-day-and-night-to-avoid-failure-but-if-i-can-t-i-ll-pick/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/tough-times-are-inevitable-in-life-and-in-business-but-how-you/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/all-successful-people-not-just-entrepreneurs-have-got-things-wrong/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/we-have-the-enormous-opportunity-in-our-hands-to-make-a-positive/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/i-m-a-great-believer-in-life-to-saying-yes-and-not-saying-no-and/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [Money is a poor indicator of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/money-is-a-poor-indicator-of-success/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/business-leaders-take-things-far-too-seriously-and-forget-that-most/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/i-love-the-freedom-of-movement-that-my-phone-gives-me-that-has/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [Everything in your business can be outsourced... if you're not emotionally attached to doing it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/everything-in-your-business-can-be-outsourced-if-you-re-not/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/people-have-to-decide-on-priorities-if-they-want-to-get-anywhere-the/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/there-isn-t-a-flight-goes-by-when-i-don-t-stare-out-of-the-window-and/) [Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/richard-branson/#itemlist", "name": "7 Fuel Quotes By Richard Branson", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We had an electrical fault about 500 miles into the trip and lost more than half our fuel. We had a fire on the roof. 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