1,075 Quotes by Richard Branson

When we start a new venture, we base it on hard research and analysis. Typically, we review the industry and put ourselves in our customer's shoes to see what we could do better.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.

Remember the to-do list but don't forget the to-be list.

I think that marijuana should be legalized. I think the only reason it isn't legal is because politicians who smoked it when they were young men or young women just don't have the courage when they become politicians to legalize it.

And ever since then [I] have set up businesses basically out of frustration. I mean, I set up Virgin Atlantic with one second-hand 747 because I hated the experience of flying on other people's airlines. And I thought, you know, I could try to create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on. And people liked it.

I myself have invested in Uber and Hailo, I think they offer great alternatives to disrupt markets that have remained unchanged for many years.

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

It has been like hitting up against a solid brick wall. All day and all night long, we battled to get through it.

A good leader leads from the front. Don't get stuck in the office. Get out, meet people and listen to their stories.