63 Richard Branson Quotes on Leadership (WORK)

Top 10 Most Famous Sir Richard Branson Quotes (BEST)

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress. — **Respect** is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. — You don’t **learn** to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. — **Courage** is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later! — If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then **learn** how to do it later!

If your dreams don’t scare you they are too small. — If your **dreams** don’t scare you they are too small.

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

Take a chance. It’s the best way to test yourself. Have fun and push your boundaries.

Life is a hell of a lot more fun if you say yes rather than no.

My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, ‘Oh God, I’ve got to do this today'. — My general **attitude** to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, ‘Oh God, I’ve got to do this today’.

The best advice I could give anyone is to spend your time working on whatever you are passionate about in life. — The best advice I could give anyone is to spend your **time** working on whatever you are **passionate** about in life.

31 Inspirational Sir Richard Branson Quotes on Success and Opportunity (DREAM)

“Regretting not doing something is worse than regretting doing something. It means I can sleep with a clear conscience. We all have to fight for our values and protect the things that matter to us, but also appreciate the joys life brings.”
Sir Richard Branson

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. — 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.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. — Do not be embarrassed by your failures, **learn** from them and start again.

The art of delegation is one of the key skills any entrepreneur must master.

As soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to be unhappy. Waking up stressed and miserable is not a good way to live.

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.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. — **Luck** is what happens when **preparation** meets opportunity.

If you spot an opportunity and are really excited by it, throw yourself into it with everything you’ve got.

My family brought me up to always look for the best in other people. I love people. Love spending time with people. I love learning from people. — My family brought me up to always look for the best in other people. I **love** people. Love spending **time** with people. I love learning from people.

However important business is, family always comes first. — However important business is, **family** always comes first.

Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them. — Please be **polite**. Nothing in life should erode the **habit** of saying thank you to people or praising them.

Communication: the thing humans forgot when we invented words. — **Communication**: the thing humans forgot when we invented words.

Whatever your goal is you will never succeed unless you let go of your fears and fly. — Whatever your goal is you will never succeed unless you let go of your **fears** and fly.

You’ve got to take risks if you’re going to succeed.

Hard-won things are more valuable than those that come too easily.

If you don’t have time for the small things, you won’t have time for the big things. — If you don’t have **time** for the small things, you won’t have time for the big things.

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.

How slim the line is between genius and insanity and between determination and stubbornness. — How slim the line is between genius and insanity and between **determination** and stubbornness.

To be successful you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running. — To be **successful** you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running.

The best way of learning about anything is by doing. — The best way of **learning** about anything is by doing.

The lesson that I have learned and follow all my life is that we should try and try and try again – but never give up!

If you don’t succeed at first, there’s no need for the F word (Failure). Pick yourself up and try, try again.

My definition of success? The more you’re actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel. — My definition of **success**? The more you’re actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel.

Engage your emotions at work. Your instincts and emotions are there to help you.

If I had to name a skill I possess, it would be lateral thinking. When all logic is pointing in one direction, but it just doesn’t make sense to me, I question it.

Fun is one of the most important and underrated ingredients in any successful venture.

Don’t become a slave to technology, manage your phone, don’t let it manage you.

I’ve seen life as one long learning process. — I’ve seen life as one long **learning** process.

I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. — I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my **family**.

There’s nothing like the endorphins from being fit, and the incredible endorphin rush that goes with that.

22 Richard Branson Quotes on Employees and Entrepreneurship (BUSINESS)

“Capitalism – which in its purest form is entrepreneurism even among the poorest of the poor – does work; but those who make money from it should put it back into society, not just sit on it as if they are hatching eggs.”
Sir Richard Branson

Entrepreneurship isn’t just a label – it’s a lifestyle. — **Entrepreneurship** isn’t just a label – it’s a lifestyle.

If you want swashbuckling action in your life, become an entrepreneur and give it a go. — If you want swashbuckling **action** in your life, become an entrepreneur and give it a go.

If it can’t fit onto the back of an envelope, it’s a probably a bad idea. Keep it short, sharp, and picture-perfect.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.

Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles.

A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.

I have always believed that the way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers, and that people flourish when they are praised.

An entrepreneur is an innovator, a job creator, a game-changer, a business leader, a disruptor, an adventurer. — An **entrepreneur** is an innovator, a job creator, a game-changer, a business **leader**, a disruptor, an **adventurer**.

“Entrepreneurship is a great leveler, The wonderful thing is that money is not the sole currency when it comes to starting a business; drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.”
Sir Richard Branson

Learn from failure. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn’t a success, welcome to the club. — Learn from failure. If you are an **entrepreneur** and your first venture wasn’t a **success**, welcome to the club.

Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible. — **Happiness** is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital so that you can do more of it and move forward with it. — **Entrepreneurship** is about turning what excites you in life into capital so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.

The one person who can make your business succeed is not an investor or even a mentor, it is you. — The one person who can make your business succeed is not an investor or even a **mentor**, it is you.

Do good, have fun and the money will come. — Do good, have fun and the **money** will come.

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around. — My **philosophy** is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.

“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 we can make a difference.”
Sir Richard Branson

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. — 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.

To me, business isn’t about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It’s about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.

Fortunately we’re not a public company – we’re a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.

The way to become a great leader is to look for the best in people — seldom criticize — always praise. — The way to become a great **leader** is to look for the best in people — seldom criticize — always praise.

Sir Richard Branson Short Biography

Born on 18 July 1950 in Blackheath, London, United Kingdom, Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an entrepreneur and the founder of the Virgin Group.

After a few failed first attempts at business, Branson started a magazine in 1966 called Student. The first issue of the magazine premiered in 1968. After some time, it had started to gain some traction and, Branson was able to interview the likes of Mick Jagger.

In 1972, he launched Virgin Records with the money he had made from the record store that he had owned prior. He bought an estate and turned it into a recording studio and would lease the estate to artists who needed a place to record their music.

Virgin Records signed many bands that other labels thought was too controversial for their image such as The Sex Pistols.

In 1984, Branson launched Virgin Atlantic, his very own airline. He had been inspired to establish his airline when in 1982, a flight he was supposed to take had been canceled forcing Branson to charter his plane.

Branson currently owns several businesses that range from hotels to telecommunications.

Richard Branson was knighted in March 2000 by Prince Charles in Buckingham Palace, and in the same year, was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame.

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