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Believe in yourself and back yourself to come out on top. A fulfilling career is waiting for those brave enough to find it.

Believe in yourself and back yourself to come out on top. A fulfilling career is waiting for those brave enough to find it.

Richard Branson
Powerful, Believe, Careers

Don't think about making money, think about making a difference, spot where others are doing it badly and do it better

Richard Branson
Thinking, Differences, Self Improvement

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.

Richard Branson
Running, Business, Team
Sir Richard Branson (2011). “Losing My Virginity”, p.270, Random House

The Virgin brand is not a product like Coca-Cola or Famous Grouse whisky. it's an attitude and a way of life to many. That attitude is about giving customers a better time and better value in a fun way that embraces life and seeks to give the customers something new.

Richard Branson
Fun, Attitude, Giving
"There is no such thing as failure". Interview with Alexander Gorlach and Thore Barfuss, www.theeuropean-magazine.com. May 6, 2013.

The quickest way to become a millionaire in the airline business is to start out as a billionaire.

Richard Branson
Airline Business, Way, Millionaire
"What Richard Branson Told Me About Goal-Getting (And Creating a Life You Adore)" by Robin Sharma, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 15, 2013.

My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.

Richard Branson
Mother, Home, Independent
Richard Branson (2005). “Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography”, Virgin Pub

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

Richard Branson
Inspirational, Crazy, Believe

I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue, and you have to keep an open mind to see their virtue.

Richard Branson
Adventure, Opportunity, Blue
Richard Branson (1999). “Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way”, Crown Business

It's worrying to think more than half the world's population lacks internet access and therefore lacks an equal opportunity to improve their lives.

Richard Branson
Opportunity, Thinking, Internet Access
"'Our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point': As he gives £1m to UK start-ups Richard Branson reveals why he's backing the sharing economy". Interview with Eleanor Lawrie, www.dailymail.co.uk. June 30, 2016.

Fun is one of the most important - and underrated - ingredients in any successful venture. If you're not having fun, then it's probably time to call it quits and try something else.

Richard Branson
Fun, Successful, Important
"The Virgin Way: Everything I Know About Leadership". Book by Richard Branson, www.businessinsider.com. 2014.

As people's access to the internet grows we're seeing the sharing economy boom - I think our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point and the sharing economy is part of the antidote for that.

Richard Branson
Thinking, People, Tipping
"'Our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point': As he gives £1m to UK start-ups Richard Branson reveals why he's backing the sharing economy". Interview with Eleanor Lawrie, www.dailymail.co.uk. June 30, 2016.

It's clear that it is in the best interest of business to be part of the conservation, along with governments and civil society.

Richard Branson
Government, Conservation, Interest
"Q&A With Sir Richard Branson: Dialogues on the Environment". Interview with Mark Tercek, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2013.

Red tape will often get in your way. It's one of the reasons I often carry scissors!

Richard Branson
Tape, Red, Way
Twitter post from Aug 7, 2014

We had an electrical fault about 500 miles into the trip and lost more than half our fuel. We had a fire on the roof. And missed Los Angeles by 3,500 miles at the end of the trip and ending up in the arctic in a snowstorm.

Richard Branson
Adventure, Fire, Half

Our generation has inherited an incredibly beautiful world from our parents and they from their parents. It is in our hands whether our children and their children inherit the same world. We must not be the generation responsible for irreversibly damaging the environment.

Richard Branson
Beautiful, Children, Responsibility
Sir Richard Branson (2017). “Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography”, p.149, Random House

Ideally, since 80 percent of your life is spent working, you should start your business around something that is a passion of yours

Richard Branson
Passion, Life Is, Should

My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing.

Richard Branson
Regret, Moving, Looks
"23 super-successful people share the best advice they ever received" by Jacquelyn Smith, www.businessinsider.com. March 19, 2015.

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.

Richard Branson
Inspirational, Hurt, Business
FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Mar 20, 2013

I'm a great believer in life to saying yes and not saying no, and hopefully making people smile and just having fun in life.

Richard Branson
Fun, People, Saying Yes
"Living Fully and Doing Business Differently With Richard Branson". Interview with Arianna Huffington, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 25, 2014.

There is no point in starting your own business unless you do it out of a sense of frustration.

Richard Branson
Frustration, Starting, No Point

I am a believer in trying to treat people properly and trying to respond and making sure that I find the time to be courteous.

Richard Branson
People, Trying, Treats

Universities are fantastic places to gain knowledge on a subject, develop a personal network, explore your character and learn new techniques to approach problems.

Richard Branson
Character, Gains, Technique

When employees tell you about their good ideas for the business, don't limit your response to asking questions, taking notes and following up. If you can, ask those people to lead their projects and take responsibility for them. From those experiences, they will then have built the confidence to take on more and you can take a further step back.

Richard Branson
Responsibility, Asking Questions, Ideas
"How To Turn Your Idea Into Reality – The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Nathan Chan, foundr.com. May 30, 2018.

Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.

Richard Branson
Reality, Ideas, Entrepreneur

Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions of people out of poverty. We're the first generation to recognize this and the last generation that will have this opportunity.

Richard Branson
Opportunity, Climate Action, People
"Climate Week: B Team Reminding Business, World Leaders of Undeniable #BusinessCase for Net Zero". "Sustainable Brands" Interview, www.sustainablebrands.com. September 22, 2015.

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