Richard Branson Quotes

If someone offers you an Amazing opportunity and you're not sure you can do it, say Yes - then learn how to do it later.

It’s so much better, where possible, to try and forgive offenders and give them a second chance, just like my mother and father did so often with me as a child.

From my very first day as an entrepreneur, I've felt the only mission worth pursuing in business is to make people's lives better.

Además de conocer de primera mano ciertas cosas que usted jamás encontrará en los informes de gestión, el hecho de que un alto directivo (en este caso, usted) se interese por las opiniones de sus colaboradores, las pida y se tome la molestia de escucharlas tiene un enorme valor para todos.

have always found it to be one of the more intriguing idiosyncrasies of the human condition that a problem that is handled quickly and effectively will almost always serve to generate more long-term customer loyalty than when the original service was delivered satisfactorily.

If only we had the power to see ourselves in the same way that others see us.’ Of all the mantras one might adopt in life, this is surely one of the better ones and for anyone in a leadership role it should be an essential part of the checks and balances that are built into a company’s standard operating procedures.

You get the idea. Every business, like a painting, operates according to its own rules. There are many ways to run a successful company. What works once may never work again. What everyone tells you never to do may just work, once. There are no rules. You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over, and it's because you fall over that you learn to save yourself from falling over. It's the greatest thrill in the world and it runs away screaming at the first sight of bullet points.

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.”

about enjoying life to the fullest.

Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They can not be recycled.

There is no greater thing you could do in your life and your work, than following your passions- in a way that serves the world and you.

In future just remember one thing: you’re guaranteed to miss every shot you don’t take.

es crucial que usted asuma semanalmente la responsabilidad, junto con los demás compromisos de su agenda, de pasar un tiempo de calidad con los activos más importantes de la compañía: su gente.

La improvisación es algo muy difícil. Yo lo hacía de la siguiente manera: una semana antes empezaba a prepararme, escribía la improvisación y me la aprendía de memoria”.

Somebody said to me after Strive that there are three stages to life: youth, middle age, and ‘you’re looking well’! Sadly, it’s probably true. I found myself getting more ‘you’re looking well’ comments than usual after Strive. But the adventures we do as a family help keep me young, and give me another reason to stay fit and healthy.