1,075 Quotes by Richard Branson

You need lucky breaks to be successful.

Be creative. Innovate consistently on the little things that the big companies ignore. Little things often make big differences in business.

Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures!

If I'm setting up a new business I'll spend three or four months learning everything there is about that business, everything there is about that subject and then I will find good people to run it on a day-to-day basis, but whilst they're running it at least I know what they're talking about when they come back to me.

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

My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself

I think it's very important that the competition authorities listen to the slightly smaller companies (and) try to create a level playing field so that the consumer gets the benefit of choice and gets the benefit of competition. ? I wish Pepsi well in that and I hope that Pepsi will not behave in the same way when we come knocking on the doors of some of the big retailers that they are in.

In 30 years time, as technology moves forward even further, people are going to look back and wonder why offices ever existed.

Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage for you.