Richard Branson Quotes

You've got to take risks if you're going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission.

Take a chance - it's the best way to test yourself, have fund and push boundaries.

At the end, entrepreneurship is not about wearing expensive suits and earning a lot of money. It is all about being true to yourself, to your values in life. Your dreams.

Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life and I fully enjoy it, I don't think I'll ever retire.

I have always believed that personal relationships are vital in business and that people should be directly accountable for their actions.

Screw it, let's do it - Just get on with it and do it

People flourish if they’re praised.

I was born under a lucky star, and I have nothing whatsoever to regret. I wouldn't change a thing about my life.

If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything.

Don’t just play the game – change it for good.

A business can be started with very little money.

Kite surfing is a great way of keeping fit. Kiting is great because you're bouncing over the waves and you're surfing the waves. I do quite long kite surfs-50 miles in a day.

It isn't effective or productive to force your employees to do anything. Choice empowers people and makes for a more content workforce.

Screw the competition - focus on good customer service.

To be a great leader, you must be a great listener

Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.

It is important in life to turn adversity to success

I have learnt more from my failures than my successes.

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

I have had fun running all of the Virgin businesses, so I never see a setback as a bad experience; it is just a learning curve.

I know enough to know that no man is an island.

We'll not be sending anyone into space before it is safe and the vehicle is well and truly tested.

I think because I have great difficulty saying the word, 'no,' almost every day's a different adventure.

Find somebody else to run your business on a day-to-day basis.

Most people assume that a record shop's success lies in selling records. In fact, Virgin's success both in mail order and the record shops lay in skill at buying records.

I have always believed that the only way to cope with a cash crisis is not to contract but to try to expand out of it.

Money is a poor indicator of success.

First of all, if you're setting up a new company, you want to try to find a brand that can work on a global basis.

Whenever I see people getting a bad deal I want to step in and do something about it. Of course, this is not pure altruism - there's a profit to be made too.

It's obviously incredibly important to keep the body fit in order to keep the mind fit, and be able to find time for friends.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.

Nothing else even comes close.

If you can make peoples lives a lot better, you've got a really good business.

Good customer service begins at the top. If your senior people don't get it, even the strongest links further down the line can become compromised.

It took me years to work out the difference between net and gross. In meetings I just used to say, 'Tell me if it's good or bad news.

When people warn me against doing something once my mind is made up, I grow increasingly determined to try it.

Ideas Are The Lifeblood Of Business. Capture Every Fleeting Idea And Drive For Change.

My parents brought me up with this philosophy. You must do things. You mustn't watch what other people are doing. You must not listen to what other people are doing.

We've got an engaging, edgy, vibrant, fun product, ... It may or may not work, but we're going to give it our best shot.

Be creative. Innovate consistently on the little things that the big companies ignore. Little things often make big differences in business.

I have always been a huge believer in the inestimable value good mentoring can contribute to any nascent business

Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage for you.

Wine, like life, is meant to be enjoyed.

Focus on your business strengths and keep its weaknesses away from the competition or public.

Grow internally first. Strengthen your bottom line first before considering external growth.

Listen to the customer's complaint and act fast.

In the beginning it was just about the business - now it's about the brand.

Run lean; avoid unnecessary expenses.

Learn to raise capital by any means necessary. That's your primary job as an entrepreneur. You must continually raise capital from family and friends, banks, suppliers, customers and investors.

And if after all this you eventually fail; don't take it personal. Don't be ashamed to start all over again.