I love Africa, and Ulusaba, our home in South Africa, is pretty special. It's on a rocky hill overlooking the bush, and… — Richard Branson Hill Copy Share Image
There's no point in starting a business unless you're going to make a dramatic difference to other people's lives. So if you've… — Richard Branson Big Copy Share Image
Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at:… — Richard Branson Business 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 Business Copy Share Image
I've been very passionate about renewable energy for many years, particularly solar energy and its capacity to bring abundant clean, sustainable energy… — Richard Branson Around Copy Share Image
I learnt from an early age this need to delegate responsibility out to other team members as there is just too much… — Richard Branson Age Copy Share Image
Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
As an entrepreneur, you've got to protect against the company going bust. And as an adventurer, you've got to protect against losing… — Richard Branson Adventure Copy Share Image
We will eventually build space science labs and hotels, prodding the capability for missions beyond the orbit of the Earth. Our space-hotel… — Richard Branson Able 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… — Richard Branson Adventure 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 Access Copy Share Image
Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to… — Richard Branson Basements Copy Share Image
I love creating things, and as an entrepreneur, I've taken on quite a lot of major corporations and done well. Capitalism is… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of… — Richard Branson Dyslexic Copy Share Image
If you love what you do and if you believe in what you do, others will share your enthusiasm. Passionate people find… — Richard Branson Believe Copy Share Image
In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also… — Richard Branson Business 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 Doing better Copy Share Image
In the '80's my gut feeling was that airlines were crap. I hated spending time on planes. I thought we could create… — Richard Branson Airline Copy Share Image
Virgin could never have grown into the group of more than 200 companies it is now, were it not for a steady… — Richard Branson Company 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 Access Copy Share Image
The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall,… — Richard Branson Brick wall 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 Achieve Copy Share Image
We all are now very aware of what a connected world we live in - connected to each other and to the… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
When we launched a new company, I reviewed the ads and marketing materials and asked those presenting the campaign to read everything… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
One of the best bits of advice I can give is, early on, when you're building a new business, try to find… — Richard Branson Advice Copy Share Image
Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. A company that stands still will soon be forgotten. Trying… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
What's the most critical factor in any business decision you'll ever have to make? Basically, it boils down to this question: If… — Richard Branson Brain Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky. I come from a very close family. I'm also in a relationship that's been really good. Lasted a… — Richard Branson Being together Copy Share Image
The Virgin brand is not a product like Coca-Cola or Famous Grouse whisky; it's an attitude and a way of life to… — Richard Branson Attitude Copy Share Image
I've had to create companies that I believe in 100%. These are companies I feel will make a genuine difference. Then I… — Richard Branson Believe Copy Share Image
Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen… — Richard Branson Credit Copy Share Image
Especially when you're at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees… — Richard Branson Criticism Copy Share Image
I don't think so, in that Virgin is already a global brand. Brands like Amazon have had to spend hundreds of millions… — Richard Branson Amazon Copy Share Image
I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue,… — Richard Branson Adventure Copy Share Image
At Virgin, we have always backed the power of the entrepreneur and inventor to find solutions to tricky problems. Why should climate… — Richard Branson Battle Copy Share Image
So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's… — Richard Branson Airline Copy Share Image
We, we - as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it… — Richard Branson Attacking Copy Share Image
When you are starting a business or going down any challenging endeavor, you are bound to encounter challenges. You are going to… — Richard Branson Bounds Copy Share Image
The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at… — Richard Branson Assets Copy Share Image
