1,075 Quotes by Richard Branson

The important thing is that you’ve got a strong foundation before you start to try to save the world or help other people.

I believe in goals. It’s never a bad thing to have a dream. If something is really what you want to do, just do it. Whatever your goal.

The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me.

If you’re lucky enough to have a few hundred thousand dollars in the bank account, that should be sufficient for your own personal needs, and anything more than that you’ve got to put to good use.

In the beginning it was just about the business – now it’s about the brand.

It’s better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.

My number one rule in business, and in life, is to enjoy what you do. Running a business involves long hours and hard decisions; if you don’t have the passion to keep you going, your business will more than likely fail. If you don’t enjoy what you are doing, then you shouldn’t be doing it.

It’s obviously incredibly important to keep the body fit in order to keep the mind fit, and be able to find time for friends.

I have always been a huge believer in the inestimable value good mentoring can contribute to any nascent business.