Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Bransonis an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth18 July 1950
CityLondon, England
inspirational hurt business
If you're hurt, lick your wounds and get up again. If you've given it your absolute best, it's time to move forward,
giving-up live-life thinking
Have faith in yourself. Think yes not no. Live life to the full. Never give up.
determination easy
It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!
moving thinking play
By working hard, by making the right moves, you can create your own luck, I think. But certainly luck plays a part.
strong wall wind
The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went.
fun saying-no saying-yes
I'm a great believer that saying yes is a lot more fun than saying no.
leader listening good-listener
Lead by listening - to be a good leader you have to be a great listener.
home thinking house
I think I've learned that if you have a house, you end up living in the kitchen, so if you have one big kitchen and then enough bedrooms for your family, that's about all you need for a home.
thinking differences numbers
I just kind of dive in if I think I can create something that will make a difference and then try to get the numbers to stack up after the event. So most of the things I've done I would not have done if I'd have asked the accountants to look at them before.
feel-better advantage situation
Smiling can be a competitive advantage. It makes everyone feel better and every situation brighter.
perseverance entrepreneur obstacles
I also know, as an entrepreneur myself, you face new obstacles every day and you need to have the perseverance to see them through.
vulnerable ill feels
If family or friends are unwell or ill - it's perhaps the only thing that really can make one feel vulnerable.
space earth breathtaking
The most breathtaking thing about being in space is actually looking back at the Earth.
jobs lying mean
I think the thing about capitalism is it's an evil necessity, capitalism. Communism has been tried and failed, and socialism, that doesn't work very well. Capitalism works, but the problem about capitalism is it does mean that a few individuals become very wealthy. Therefore, I think those individuals have enormous responsibility to redistribute that wealth either by creating new businesses or creating new jobs and making sure that money just doesn't lie in a bank account for future generations.