To stand still today is to go backwards...and quickly...! — Richard Branson Backwards Copy Share Image
Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming. — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
Be bold, brave and not afraid to fall on your face and ultimately you will succeed — Richard Branson Brave Copy Share Image
Spend more time smiling than frowning and more time praising than criticizing. — Richard Branson Criticize 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… — Richard Branson Believer Copy Share Image
There is no point in starting your own business unless you do it out of a sense of frustration. — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
When you are ready to make your first hires, look for people who understand your passion, want to add to your ideas… — Richard Branson Add Copy Share Image
It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the… — Richard Branson Art 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 Beats Copy Share Image
It is not for me (to decide). It is up to the company to decide whether the price is fair or not. — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
We should focus on what people get done, not on how many hours or days worked. Just as we don't have a… — Richard Branson Done Copy Share Image
Brands always mean something. If you don't define what the brand means, your competitors will — Richard Branson Brands Copy Share Image
An entrepreneur is somebody who is taking bold risks, is often doing things that have never been done before, trying to do… — Richard Branson Adventure Copy Share Image
Our generation has inherited an incredibly beautiful world from our parents and they from their parents. It is in our hands whether… — Richard Branson Beautiful 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 Airplane Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing is that in the last seven days we've just had the greatest adventure of our lifetimes."… — Richard Branson Adventure 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 Body Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that life is not a dress rehearsal and that none of us should waste our time on… — Richard Branson Doing things Copy Share Image
Kite surfing is a great way of keeping fit. Kiting is great because you're bouncing over the waves and you're surfing the… — Richard Branson Adventure Copy Share Image
Perhaps, therefore, it is odd that if there is any one phrase that is guaranteed to set me off it's when someone says to me, 'OK, fine. You're the boss!' What irks me is that in 90% of such instances what that person is really saying is, 'OK, then, I don't agree with you, but I'll roll over and do… — Richard Branson Agree Copy Share
Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been key to everything I've done from the outset. More than any other element, fun is the secret of Virgin's success. I am aware that the ideas of business as being fun and creative goes right against the grain of convention, and it's certainly… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share
I believe a great company, whether improving a sector or creating a new one, needs to have an excellent product or service at its core; needs strong management to execute the plan and a good brand to give it the edge over its competitors. Providing quality service, combined with value for money and in an innovative way ensures you offer… — Richard Branson Being responsible Copy Share
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 Decided Copy Share Image
We love Formula One and think Formula One's great. But we think Formula E is different. We would be making a big… — Richard Branson Big mistake Copy Share Image
We all know about the big world conflicts: Israel and Palestine, Zimbabwe, and so on. But there are smaller conflicts that aren't… — Richard Branson Big world 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 Attributes Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough, after many visits to many wonderful, weird people to come across Burt Rutan, who is a genius in the Mojave Desert. And SpaceShipOne was born and had three flights into space that won something called the X Prize. And from there, we're building SpaceShipTwo, which is ... a beautiful spaceship that is very, very, very nearly… — Richard Branson Beautiful Copy Share
