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Remember it's OK to be yourself.

Remember it's OK to be yourself.

Richard Branson
Inspirational, Being Yourself, Business
FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Feb 28, 2013

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.

Richard Branson
Odds, Flying, World

Anyone who makes an effort at whatever they hope to accomplish can, and will, seriously improve their chances of succeeding.

Richard Branson
Success, Effort, Succeed

Be bold, brave and not afraid to fall on your face and ultimately you will succeed

Richard Branson
Fall, Brave, Faces

Kitesurfing is one of the greatest sports in the world. I highly recommend this to anyone who has access to the ocean. There is nothing more freeing than being out there and kitesurfing. When my schedule permits, it's the first thing I do in the morning, before I have breakfast. Tennis is also fun, especially against someone far better at the sport than I am.

Richard Branson
Sports, Morning, Fun
Source: in.askmen.com

We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis of trying to do good and, you know, hopefully turn a profit, what we did was we pledged that we'd put all the profits from our airline business into trying to develop clean fuels.

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

I think that being a business a leader that treads all over people to get to the top is actually not the way I think to become a successful business leader.

Richard Branson
Successful, Thinking, People
Interview with Jeremy Hobson, www.marketplace.org. April 27, 2012.

I was the kind of entrepreneur that never really felt I made it. When Mike Olefield's "Tubular Bells" [Virgin Records' first release] sold 8 or 10 million copies, I suppose, at age 19, I could've possibly retired on the money. Instead, I immediately pushed the boat and took that risk again.

Richard Branson
Entrepreneur, Risk, Age
"Richard Branson on Being Richard Branson". Interview with Rod Kurtz, www.entrepreneur.com. December 17, 2012.

I think I've learned that if you have a house, you end up living in the kitchen, so if you have one big kitchen and then enough bedrooms for your family, that's about all you need for a home.

Richard Branson
Home, Thinking, House
"Living Fully and Doing Business Differently With Richard Branson". Interview with Arianna Huffington, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 25, 2014.

Never to be frightened of taking risks and always follow your instincts!

Richard Branson
Risk, Instinct, Frightened
"How To Turn Your Idea Into Reality – The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Nathan Chan, foundr.com. May 30, 2018.

I believe that today's businesses - regardless of their size - must be prepared to do good in societies around the globe. I am cautiously optimistic that we can make the world a far better, safer and more equitable place - but business and enterprise must sit at the heart of this process.

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

London is one of the most exciting cities in the world with so many fantastic pubs and restaurants. I would urge people to get out there and see as much as possible.

Richard Branson
Cities In The World, People, London
"Richard Branson On Being Richard Branson". uk.askmen.com. September 8, 2012.

I've never sued anybody, though there have been one or two occasions I've wanted to strangle one or two people.

Richard Branson
Two, People, Wanted
"George Negus interviews CEO and founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson". Interview with George Negus, www.sbs.com.au. April 2, 2008.

I've been in Africa, and I've been to hospitals of Africa, and they're not hospitals, they're places where people go to die. And rows and rows and rows of people just dying and the waiting rooms of the hospitals are full of people waiting to get into the beds of the people who died the night before, and they're dying from unnecessary diseases.

Richard Branson
Night, Waiting Rooms, People
"George Negus interviews CEO and founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson". "Dateline" with George Negus, www.sbs.com.au. April 2, 2008.

Global warming is another big area that we need to get on top of. And diseases in Africa, which we're also working on and seeing if we can make a difference on. And there are lots of issues that governments seem to be blind about.

Richard Branson
Differences, Issues, Government
Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. 2013.

I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to that rule myself.

Richard Branson
New Ventures, People, Risk
"Richard Branson on Being Richard Branson". Interview with Rod Kurtz, www.entrepreneur.com. December 17, 2012.

I think in life the key thing is just to fight really hard to make sure something survives. If it looks like you've done everything you can to avoid failure, just move forward, move on and learn from it.

Richard Branson
Moving, Fighting, Thinking
"Richard Branson Responds To Elon Musk's Criticism; 'We're About To Prove Him Wrong'". Interview with Henry Blodget, www.businessinsider.com. October 18, 2014.

In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down the nightmare that it is today.

Richard Branson
Reign, Als, Today

If people are jumping down people's throats all the time, in the end, they'll just shrivel up like a flower shrivels up that's not watered.

Richard Branson
Flower, Jumping, People
"Richard Branson Responds To Elon Musk's Criticism; 'We're About To Prove Him Wrong'". Interview with Henry Blodget, www.businessinsider.com. October 18, 2014.

I just love every minute of my life. I love the variety. Every minute of every day I'm meeting fascinating new people, learning and working with wonderful teams of people creating wonderful things.

Richard Branson
Team, Creating, People
A Drink With Interview, adrinkwith.com. April 29, 2015.

Happiness doesn't come from making a fortune and owning lots of possessions. 'Stuff' doesn't bring happiness. Family, friends, good health and the satisfaction that comes from making a positive difference are what really matter.

Richard Branson
Differences, Matter, Stuff
"The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Sabian Phippen, theworldly.co.uk. February 21, 2015.

I myself have invested in Uber and Hailo, I think they offer great alternatives to disrupt markets that have remained unchanged for many years.

Richard Branson
Thinking, Years, Uber
"'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 think you should do in life what you think you'll make a real difference at. And generally, as a businessperson, you do things you don't really have experience in.

Richard Branson
Real, Thinking, Differences
"Living Fully and Doing Business Differently With Richard Branson". Interview with Arianna Huffington, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 25, 2014.

And [we hope to sell] the clean fuels to other airlines. I mean, the exciting thing about the breakthrough with clean fuels for the airline industry is there's only 1,700 pumps in the world that fill up the airlines.

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

I moved into a nice houseboat in Little Venice when I was 15 years old. I found a girlfriend called Monday and a houseboat called Friday, so I had the week sewn up.

Richard Branson
Friday, Girlfriend, Monday
"AskMen" Interview, au.askmen.com.

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