Richard Branson

I’m a lad of the 60s. I started a magazine to try and end the Vietnam war, but it was a number of years before I had the profile, the financial resources and the time to do more.

Richard Branson

I’m not the sort of person who gives up on things. The first time we crossed the Atlantic in the balloon, it crashed, and we went on and did the Pacific. First time we crossed the Atlantic in a boat, it sank, and we went on and got the record. So, generally speaking, we will pick ourselves up, brush ourselves down, and carry on.

Richard Branson

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

I’ve been taught not to have any regrets. If we were to add up all of the hours spent regretting mistakes and use that time to develop new ideas, who knows how many brilliant new businesses would be created.

Richard Branson

I’ve been very lucky. I come from a very close family. I’m also in a relationship that’s been really good. Lasted a long time. We’ve got wonderful kids from that relationship, and they’ve had the benefit of being together. It’s fantastic to have that sort of togetherness. It’s a rarity these days.

Richard Branson

I’ve had to create companies that I believe in 100%. These are companies I feel will make a genuine difference. Then I have to be willing to find the time myself to talk about them, promote them and market them. I don’t want to spend my life doing something that I’m not proud of.

Richard Branson

I’ve obviously been born fortunate. I love people. I enjoy every single minute of my life.

Richard Branson

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

If family or friends are unwell or ill – it’s perhaps the only thing that really can make one feel vulnerable.

Richard Branson

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

Richard Branson