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
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
I read a fair amount [of science fiction], and you know it was certainly inspirational. I have to pinch myself to think… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
All of us have just got to find that time to look after our bodies. That helps us make sure that our… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you have an idea that's going to make a big difference to people's lives, and other people are not doing it,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
And ever since then [I] have set up businesses basically out of frustration. I mean, I set up Virgin Atlantic with one… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I also know, as an entrepreneur myself, you face new obstacles every day and you need to have the perseverance to see… — 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
I've been taught not to have any regrets. If we were to add up all of the hours spent regretting mistakes and… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It can be a challenge not to let failure, or negativity from others, prevent you from going after what you believe in… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I'm sure if Brawn GP keep plying me with champagne and putting gorgeous Virgin girls either side of me, you never know! — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
And in the process, we have come up with fuels - algae-based fuels, isobutanol-based fuels and other fuels - that we think… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I was interested in creating things that I could be proud of and so, you know, I was interested in being an… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
A company is people … employees want to know… am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel?… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've been lucky to have survived balloon trips, boating trips, you know, a lot of rather foolish things in my life, so… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
...making profits is important because it keeps all our people in jobs and, you know, it keeps what we - what we've… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I love people. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You must have the courage to trust your instincts and be ready to question what other people don't. If you do that,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You can create a business, choose a name, but unless people know about it you're not going to sell any products. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
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
We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Capitalism has never stood back and examined itself properly. I think everybody knows that capitalism is the only thing that works, but… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If I'm setting up a new business I'll spend three or four months learning everything there is about that business, everything there… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
With space travel, [it's] no different. You know, in 1990 I read the name Virgin Galactic Airways. Loved the name. And set… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I think great businessmen are more likely made than born. I don't know if it's from your upbringing, your parental background, the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
With all my employees, I listen to them, trust in them, believe in them, respect them and let them have a go!… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
And from, you know, small ideas, bigger ideas emerge. So we're starting with suborbital space flights and we'll then go into orbital… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There's nothing like the endorphins from being fit, and the incredible endorphin rush that goes with that. It beats drugs, drink, and… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
So unlike having to convert, you know, all the cars' or all the lorries' petrol stations, once you've actually got the clean… — 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
Virgin, is how good you are with people. If you're - if you're good with people and you've got - you know,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Realize that the people who are working with you, this is their life. You know, 80% of their time is spent at… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Look, if you can indulge in your passion, life will be far more interesting than if you're just working. You'll work harder… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Any successful entrepreneur knows that time is more valuable than money itself. — 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
![“My very first venture was a national student magazine to try to campaign against the [Vietnam] War. And so I wanted to be an editor. I wanted to bring the magazine out. And in order for the magazine to survive I had to worry about the printing and the paper manufacturing and the distribution. And…” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/675/richard-branson-256_campaigns_my-very-first-venture-was-a-national-stu_83658.jpg)
![“I read a fair amount [of science fiction], and you know it was certainly inspirational. I have to pinch myself to think that we might be able to make some of [what I've read in science fiction books] come true.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e07/richard-branson-256_able_i-read-a-fair-amount-of-science-fiction_292182.jpg)
![“And ever since then [I] have set up businesses basically out of frustration. I mean, I set up Virgin Atlantic with one second-hand 747 because I hated the experience of flying on other people's airlines. And I thought, you know, I could try to create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on…” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/569/richard-branson-256_airline_and-ever-since-then-i-have-set-up-busine_548374.jpg)
![“With space travel, [it's] no different. You know, in 1990 I read the name Virgin Galactic Airways. Loved the name. And set out to try to find an engineer or rocket scientist in the world who could build a safe, reusable rocket that could take people to and from space and we could start a whole new…” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6e6/richard-branson-256_different_with-space-travel-it-s-no-different-you_2326675.jpg)
![“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 with ZERO-G [a charter-flight service in Arlington, Va., that uses modified Boeing 727s to simulate weightlessness], which went great.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa1/richard-branson-256_adventure_i-ve-used-the-phoenix-centrifuge-to-repl_903.jpg)
