Richard Branson Quotes
"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.""With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights.""Through the right people focusing on the right things, we can, in time, get on top of a lot if not most of the problems of this world. And that’s what a number of us are trying to do.""For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where""A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.""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.""The best advice I could give anyone is to spend your time working on whatever you are passionate about in life.""Take a chance. It’s the best way to test yourself. Have fun and push boundaries.""Whatever business you are in, every company can shoot for the start in their own way.""The funny thing is people won’t let me pay for things. I’ll be in a restaurant and the manager will say, ‘Oh no, it’s on the house.""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.""Don’t think what’s the cheapest way to do it or what’s the fastest way to do it…think ‘what’s the most amazing way to do it’.""If you’re hurt, lick your wound and get up again. If you’ve given it your absolute best, it’s time to move forward.""There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.""My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.""So I’ve seen life as one long learning process. And if I see – you know, if I fly on somebody else’s airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn’t in – years ago, then I’d think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airli""You can’t do a good business with a bad person. Find the right people to work with and you can’t go wrong.""You’ve got to take risks if you’re going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission.""Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.""If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline."
