Richard Branson

“Cover the downside.”

— Richard Branson

I am prepared to try anything once.

— Richard Branson

Enjoy life - you only get one.

— Richard Branson

No matter how big you are, details count!

— Richard Branson

Quality brands never go bankrupt.

— Richard Branson

Run lean; avoid unnecessary expenses.

— Richard Branson

“Screw it. Let's do it.”

— Richard Branson

Wine, like life, is meant to be enjoyed.

— Richard Branson

No failure means no risk, which means nothing new

— Richard Branson

Don't become a slave to technology - manage your phone, don't let it manage you.

— Richard Branson

One day offices will be a thing of the past

— Richard Branson

My philosophy in life is that you only live once. Live life to its fullest.

— Richard Branson

Don't be afraid to take that leap into the unknown.

— Richard Branson

The best advice I ever received? Simple: Have no regrets.

— Richard Branson

The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.

— Richard Branson

Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures!

— Richard Branson

About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate…

— Richard Branson

Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is…

— Richard Branson

The Earth cannot wait 60 years. I want a future for my children and my children's children. The clock is ticking.

— Richard Branson

I am a believer in trying to treat people properly and trying to respond and making sure that I find the time…

— Richard Branson

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.

— Richard Branson

Making the extra effort to say thanks in a genuine, personal manner goes a long way. It is pleasurable to do, and…

— Richard Branson

Ideally, since 80 percent of your life is spent working, you should start your business around something that is a passion of yours

— Richard Branson

My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had -…

— Richard Branson

Every successful businessman will have experienced set-backs and failures - they're lying if they say they haven't. Virgin has had some tremendously…

— Richard Branson

The war on drugs has gone on for about forty-five, fifty years - and it's been a complete failure. If you had…

— Richard Branson

Two heads are definitely better than one and by sourcing ideas from each other, you have a better chance of coming up…

— Richard Branson

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

Every business, like a painting, operates according to its own rules. There are many ways to run a successful company. What works…

— Richard Branson

All in all, the internet is a force for good, providing young entrepreneurs with access to an incredible wealth of information, has…

— Richard Branson

As men, we all have something to give. We all have the power to do our own part to stop the global…

— Richard Branson

In a sense, when we started Virgin Atlantic, I was trying to create an airline for myself. If you try to build…

— Richard Branson

People who work for me are working for what I believe in. The leaders who run our companies do so on the…

— Richard Branson

“A typical Virgin airline employee is the sort of person who will joke with passengers and smile, not just nod their head…

— Richard Branson

I doubt that I would have been successful in my career and happy in my personal life if I hadn't prioritized health…

— Richard Branson

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

As we drifted to earth I sat up on the glass roof of the capsule, watching the beauty of the golden dawn…

— Richard Branson

I think sometimes when you come from a conservative background, you want to rebel a little bit. I dropped out of school…

— Richard Branson

Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial…

— Richard Branson

I think the thing about capitalism is it's an evil necessity, capitalism. Communism has been tried and failed, and socialism, that doesn't…

— Richard Branson