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I think the most important thing is that in the last seven days we've just had the greatest adventure of our lifetimes. I'm inquisitive ... and I love a new challenge... and if I feel that we can do it better than it's

"I think the most important thing is that in the last seven days we've just had the greatest adventure of our lifetimes." "I'm inquisitive ... and I love a new challenge... and if I feel that we can do it better than it's been done by other people, we'll have a go."

Richard Branson
Fun, Adventure, Thinking

Quality brands never go bankrupt.

Richard Branson
Quality, Brands

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility.

Richard Branson
Business, Mean, Responsibility
"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a personal computer, a set-top box or a mobile phone.

Richard Branson
Believe, Phones, Years

I’ve always had a soft spot for dreamers – not those who waste their time thinking ‘what if’ but the ones who look to the sky and say ‘why can’t I shoot for the moon?’

Richard Branson
Moon, Thinking, Sky

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.

Richard Branson
Up To You, Want, Cows
Sir Richard Branson (2011). “Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life and Business”, p.79, Random House

Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management - this way we can concentrate on the job in hand, rather than be part of some enormous and faceless conglomerate.

Richard Branson
Jobs, Business, Hands

I prefer to have a great time and to keep my wits about me.

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

In a sense, when we started Virgin Atlantic, I was trying to create an airline for myself. If you try to build the perfect airline for yourself, it will be appreciated by others.

Richard Branson
Perfect, Trying, Aviation

Perhaps my early problems with dyslexia made me more intuitive: when someone sends me a written proposal, rather than dwelling on detailed facts and figures I find that my imagination grasps and expands on what I read.

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

However tight things are, you still need to have the big picture at the forefront of your mind.

Richard Branson
Challenges, Mind, Needs
Richard Branson (1998). “Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way”, Crown Pub

I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur. If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have never gone into the airline business.

Richard Branson
Airline Business, Entrepreneur, Gone

I was interested in creating things that I could be proud of and so, you know, I was interested in being an editor of a magazine, things that I could be proud of, and so, you know, I was interested in being an editor of a magazine, but in order to be an editor of a magazine I had to become a publisher as well. I had to pay the bills. I had to worry about the printing and the paper manufacturing and the distribution of that magazine.

Richard Branson
Creating Things, Order, Editors

Protect your reputation. Don't be afraid of making mistakes.

Richard Branson
Mistake, Reputation, Protect
Richard Branson (2008). “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur”, Virgin Pub

Most of our businesses do succeed, but if something completely fails, then as long as we bow out gracefully and pay off all our debts, and nobody gets hurt, then I don't think people disrespect Virgin for trying. The public appreciates someone having a go; it appreciates the attempt. Who's been a success in life who hasn't failed?

Richard Branson
Hurt, Thinking, Long

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.

Richard Branson
Art, Strong, Personality

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

Richard Branson
Stars, Regret, Lucky
Interview with Nina Myskow for Saga magazine, July 2007.

I think that not relying too heavily on one bank and one bank manager is a good rule to learn.

Richard Branson
Thinking, Managers

I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I left school when I was 15 years old. And if I - if I'm not interested in something, I don't grasp it.

Richard Branson
School, Years, Understanding
"Life at 30,000 feet". Interview with Chris Anderson, www.ted.com. March, 2007.

I'm not the sort of person who fears failure.

Richard Branson
Persons

Growth does not always lead a business to build on success. All too often it converts a highly successful business into a mediocre large business.

Richard Branson
Successful, Growth, Doe

Virgin could never have grown into the group of more than 200 companies it is now, were it not for a steady stream of intrapreneurs who looked for and developed opportunities, often leading efforts that went against the grain.

Richard Branson
Opportunity, Effort, Groups

Look for the best in people to build a fantastic team

Richard Branson
Team, People, Self Improvement

There are quite a few things I've done that even I thought might have been one step too far. But if you are willing to make a fool of yourself and make people smile, as long as you do it with a sense of fun, you can get away with it.

Richard Branson
Fun, Long, People

I set up this magazine called Student when I was 16, and I didn't do it to make money - I did it because I wanted to edit a magazine. There wasn't a national magazine run by students, for students. I didn't like the way I was being taught at school. I didn't like what was going on in the world, and I wanted to put it right.

Richard Branson
Running, Business, School

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