“If you opt for a safe life, you will never know what it's like to win.” — Richard Branson Comfort zone Copy Share Image
Fantasizing about the future is one of my favorite pastimes. — Richard Branson Fantasizing Copy Share Image
The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers — Richard Branson Customer Copy Share Image
Starting a business is a huge amount of hard work... You had better enjoy it. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
“Respect is how to treat people, not just those you want to impress.” — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have — Richard Branson Care Copy Share Image
The most breathtaking thing about being in space is actually looking back at the Earth. — Richard Branson Breathtaking Copy Share Image
In this digital age, it doesn't really matter if you are in Canary Wharf or the Caribbean; there are opportunities waiting to… — Richard Branson Age Copy Share Image
If young people do see me as an example (I'm very flattered if they do!) I hope it is as someone who… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I felt uneasy about making the rapid decisions I have always made, and wondered whether every decision should be formally ratified and… — Richard Branson Board meetings Copy Share Image
Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met. — Richard Branson Advantage Copy Share Image
Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple. — Richard Branson Challenges 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 Change Copy Share Image
It always pays off to focus on things that will make you feel proud. Remember this during every difficult decision you face. — Richard Branson Decision Copy Share Image
I'm a lad of the '60s. I started a magazine to try and end the Vietnam war, but it was a number… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
All you have in life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name, then you'll… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You see, it's essential that one of us stays awake during the flight [ballon]. So, rather than using the comfortable Virgin seats… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
With Virgin, I've just loved creating things. And as a private company, I can get away with moving Virgin from records to… — Richard Branson Business Copy Share Image
Colleagues should take care of each other, have fun, celebrate success, learn by failure, look for reasons to praise not to criticize,… — Richard Branson Care Copy Share Image
Companies need to have a lot more flexibility with their people... . If somebody wants to golf around the world for two… — Richard Branson Around the world 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 Age Copy Share Image
I just like to enjoy life and push myself. Of course, there is method to my madness. When you are entering into… — Richard Branson Challenges Copy Share Image
Giving back has to do with the way I was brought up and the fact that I've traveled widely and seen terrible… — Richard Branson Age Copy Share Image
A company is simply a group of people. And as a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, you… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Surprisingly, a large number of people who fell out with their partners contacted us, saying that they would love to fly on… — Richard Branson April Copy Share Image
Look, I think that when we started Virgin Atlantic 30 years ago, we had one 747 competing with the airlines that had… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There have been times when I could have succumbed to some form of bribe, or could have had my way by offering… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We need government and business to work together for the benefit of everyone. It should no longer be just about typical "corporate… — 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
...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
We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels — Richard Branson Climate Copy Share Image