Richard Branson Quotes

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A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

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You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

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Engage your emotions at work. Your instincts and emotions are there to help you.

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All you have in life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name, then you'll never be happy. The thought will always lurk at the back of your mind that people don't trust you.

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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.

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I was trouble - and always in trouble. Aged eight I still couldn't read. In fact, I was dyslexic and short-sighted. Despite sitting at the front of the class, I couldn't read the blackboard. Only after a couple of terms did anyone think to have my eyes tested. Even when I could see, the letters and numbers made no sense at all.

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If you want milk, don't sit on a stool in the middle of a field in the hope that a cow will back up to you.

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Brands always mean something. If you don't define what the brand means, your competitors will

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The extraordinary thing about the record industry is how success can take off without warning.

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Every great movement in the world starts with a tiny group of people who simply refuse to accept a situation.

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We should focus on what people get done, not on how many hours or days worked. Just as we don't have a nine-to-five policy, we don't need a vacation policy.

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I never went into business just to make money - but I found that if I have fun, the money will come. I often ask myself, is my work fun and does it make me happy? I believe that the answer to that is more important than fame or fortune. If it stops being fun, I ask why? If I can't fix it, I stop doing it.

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I became an entrepreneur by mistake. Ever since then I've gone into business, not to make money, but because I think I can do it better than it's been done elsewhere. And, quite often, just out of personal frustration about the way it's been done by other people.

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Although my spelling is still sometimes poor, I have managed to overcome the worst of my difficulties through training myself to concentrate.

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I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other - and we still are.

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If you're hurt, lick your wounds and get up again. If you've given it your absolute best, it's time to move forward,

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Have passion for what you do; believe in yourself and your product and your customer; persevere; delegate; listen. Have fun. Today, I add: "Do good".

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You shouldn't blindly accept a leader's advice. You've got to question leaders on occasion.

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To be associated with industry no longer carries the stigma of profiteering, exploitation and of being uncaring as it did when I was at school.

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There have been times when I could have succumbed to some form of bribe, or could have had my way by offering one. But ever since that night in Dover prison I have never been tempted to break my vow.. My Parents always drummed into me that all you have life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name you'll never be happy.

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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.

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Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

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One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes.

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To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running, and if you have a good team around you and more than a fair share of luck, you might make something happen. But you certainly can't guarantee it just by following someone else's formula.

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Throughout my business life I have always tried to keep on top of costs and protect the downside risk as much possible. The Virgin Group has survived only because we have always kept tight control of our cash. But, likewise, I also know that sometimes it is essential to break these rules and spend lavishly.

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When you're first thinking through an idea, it's important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do.

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

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Customers shouldn't just think of your business as a place to buy a product or use a service - it should be a fun place to be.

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You can never go too far wrong by thinking like a customer who's new to the business.

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There isn't a flight goes by when I don't stare out of the window and thank my stars for what I'm seeing and feeling.

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