1,075 Quotes by Richard Branson

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.

We look forward to a speedy conclusion to the takeover and working with Paul Little and the Toll group to map out the future direction of Virgin Blue.

If you are a new startup company, try not to arouse the interest or suspicion of your competition; especially if they are a bigger company. They can crush you while you are still in your startup phase. Lie low while still strengthening your bottom line.

All you have in life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name, then you'll never be happy. The thought will always lurk at the back of your mind that people don't trust you.

There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success.

Of course, a lot of businesses want to reach students, so I funded the magazine by selling advertising. I sold something like $8,000 worth of advertising for the first edition, and that was in 1966. I printed up 50,000 copies, and I didn't even have to charge for them on the newsstand because my costs were already covered.

Never go into business purely to make money. If that's the motive you're better off doing nothing.

He was a larger-than-life figure, with a wicked sense of humor, and a great friend.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.