What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would… — 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
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
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
From my very first day as an entrepreneur, I've felt the only mission worth pursuing in business is to make people's lives… — 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
I live half the year on Necker, a tiny island in the Caribbean, and it's always full of people in party mode.… — 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
A successful business must have a sound knowledge of its market and work on how its product or service will be different,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have always looked on my businesses not just as money-making machines, but as adventures that can, I hope, make people better… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The brand is only as good as your products, so.. if people have a good experience on Virgin Atlantic or if they… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We have teams of people working on electric cars. So you never know - you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I think a lot of becoming an entrepreneur is something which people have to learn just from getting out there and giving… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There is so much to be learned from listening to people's hopes, frustrations, and points of view — 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
An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right. And the people out on the front line, they… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You can't do a good business with a bad person. Find the right people to work with and you can't go wrong. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Those people who spend their time working on things they love are usually the ones enjoying life the most. They are also… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Space travel will be like every other business. There will be competitors. . . . Thirty months from now, I'm confident we'll… — 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
From a young age, I learned to focus on the things I was good at and delegate to others what I was… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've been in Africa, and I've been to hospitals of Africa, and they're not hospitals, they're places where people go to die.… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They… — 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
