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
Richard Branson quotes about
moving-forward space together
Space is hard - but worth it. We will persevere and move forward together.
successful business-success want
Above all, you want to create something you're proud of.
fighting space people
Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who can code
success fun creativity
It is the satisfaction of doing it for yourself and motivating others to work with you in bringing it about. It is about the fun, innovation, creativity with the rewards being far greater than purely financial.
commitment people trying
Commitment is not letting people down. That's very important in life. If you say you're going to do something, make sure you do it. Just try never to let people down.
challenges training overcoming
Although my spelling is still sometimes poor, I have managed to overcome the worst of my difficulties through training myself to concentrate.
airline-business people trying
We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis of trying to do good and, you know, hopefully turn a profit, what we did was we pledged that we'd put all the profits from our airline business into trying to develop clean fuels.
couple future moon
We will eventually build space science labs and hotels, prodding the capability for missions beyond the orbit of the Earth. Our space-hotel guests will be able to take breath-taking excursions, flying a couple of hundred feet above the Moon's surface in small two-man spaceships. In time, we will launch missions to Mars and beyond.
destiny way-forward giving
The best way forward is to give more people everywhere greater power to build their own destinies.
motivational inspiring ideas
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.
loyal-customers keys expectations
The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful ways.
leadership people innovation
Innovation happens when people are given the freedom to ask questions and the resources and power to find the answers.
leadership passion engagement
Communicate your passion clearly, concisely and with genuine conviction.
dad advice condom
The best advice I got from my dad? Wear a condom.