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With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights.

With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights.

Richard Branson
Two, Luck, Bed

Commitment is not letting people down. That's very important in life.

Richard Branson
Commitment, People, Important
Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to build a business empire ... For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that's going to make a real difference to other people's lives.

Richard Branson
Real, Differences, Creating
"Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You at Business School". Book by Richard Branson, www.businessinsider.com. 2012.

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.

Richard Branson
Success, Business, Feelings

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".

Richard Branson
Fun, Believe, Passion
Sir Richard Branson (2011). “Screw Business as Usual”, p.35, Random House

In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it. I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.

Richard Branson
People, Mind, Statistics
Richard Branson (2005). “Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography”, Virgin Pub

After all - life is not a dress rehearsal!

Richard Branson
Dresses, Rehearsal, Life Is
"How To Turn Your Idea Into Reality – The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Nathan Chan, foundr.com. May 30, 2018.

I make up my mind about whether I can trust someone within 60 seconds of meeting them

Richard Branson
Mind, Meetings, Seconds

So I became a publisher by mistake - well, not quite by mistake, because I wanted to be an editor but I had to make sure the magazine would survive. The point is this: Most businesses fail, so if you're going to succeed, it has to be about more than making money.

Richard Branson
Mistake, Editors, Succeed

Having no regrets makes way for the best piece of advice I can give - don't be afraid of failure.

Richard Branson
Regret, Giving, Advice
"'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.

I've taken many knocks over the years but it has only made me stronger and more determined to succeed.

Richard Branson
Taken, Determined To Succeed, Years
"How To Turn Your Idea Into Reality – The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Nathan Chan, foundr.com. May 30, 2018.

I am always working on the go.

Richard Branson
Always Working

There is no real difference between work and play - it’s all living.

Richard Branson
Real, Play, Differences

I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying "yes" than by sayings "no".

Richard Branson
Positive, Saying Yes, Saying No

Allowing my people to have a good work-life balance by working flexibly is very important to me.

Richard Branson
People, Balance, Important

I'd like to see the government back a programme of research into the medical properties of cannabis and I do not object to its responsible use as a recreational relaxant.

Richard Branson
Weed, Marijuana, Government

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.

Richard Branson
Success, Fun, Believe

It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!

Richard Branson
Determination, Easy
"Sir Richard Branson – The Interview". Interview with Harry Jarman, www.thegentlemansjournal.com.

Every aspect of life is magnificent and wonderful. It's so important to keep fit and healthy.

Richard Branson
Healthy, Important, Life Is
Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

And ever since then [I] have set up businesses basically out of frustration. I mean, I set up Virgin Atlantic with one second-hand 747 because I hated the experience of flying on other people's airlines. And I thought, you know, I could try to create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on. And people liked it.

Richard Branson
Mean, Frustration, Hands
"Richard Branson: Time To Rethink 'Business As Usual'". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. December 1, 2011.

We will eventually build space science labs and hotels, prodding the capability for missions beyond the orbit of the Earth. Our space-hotel guests will be able to take breath-taking excursions, flying a couple of hundred feet above the Moon's surface in small two-man spaceships. In time, we will launch missions to Mars and beyond.

Richard Branson
Couple, Future, Men

Business is what concerns us. If you care about something enough to do something about it, you're in business

Richard Branson
Care, Enough, Concern
FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Sep 25, 2012

Two heads are definitely better than one and by sourcing ideas from each other, you have a better chance of coming up with a strategy that will allow your business to overcome a setback or challenge.

Richard Branson
Team, Ideas, Two
Interview with Sabian Phippen, theworldly.co.uk. February 21, 2015.

Building a business is not rocket science, it's about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity.

Richard Branson
Inspirational, Business, Integrity

Everyone needs something to aim for. You can call it a challenge, or you can call it a goal. It is what makes us human. It was challenges that took us from being cavemen to reaching for the stars.

Richard Branson
Stars, Goal, Challenges

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