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
determination believe effort
I personally don't believe anything is impossible. With enough determination and effort, almost everything is possible.
mother independent home
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.
mistake important pushing
One thing is certain in business: you will make mistakes. When you are pushing the boundaries, mistakes are inevitable-how you react is important.
fun caring helping-others
The first thing to look for when searching for a great employee is somebody with a personality that fits with your company culture. Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality. If you can find people who are fun, friendly, caring and love helping others, you are on to a winner.
entrepreneur challenges risk
An entrepreneur is somebody who is taking bold risks, is often doing things that have never been done before, trying to do things better. And an adventurer is challenging themselves, often doing things that have never been done before, seeing what they're capable of. In both cases, you've got to protect against the downside.
jobs fun adventure
Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures!
envelopes rubbish ifs
If something can't be explained on the back of an envelope, it's rubbish.
powerful giving advice
The best advice I could give anyone is to spend your time working on whatever you are passionate about in life.
phones people want
Everybody has a camera on their phone these days, everybody wants a selfie or a picture, and the moment one person starts taking a picture everybody congregates around so I've become quite a fast walker. I don't like saying, "No," to people but by walking fast one might be able to avoid the first photo.
leadership advice accepting
You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion.
matter details bigs
No matter how big you are, details count!
enjoy ifs
If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. You must love what you do.
new-ventures people risk
I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to that rule myself.
differences wealth fame
Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others.