Quote

Just start. You will learn so many lessons just by doing.

Richard Branson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
Balloonist
Business Magnate
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Film Producer
High School Teacher
Investor
Sir Richard Branson
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Lessons
Start
Learn
Many

More quotes by Richard Branson

Image
You only live once, and I just don’t want to waste a minute of my life.
Richard Branson
Image
I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go.
Richard Branson
Image
With all my employees, I listen to them, trust in them, believe in them, respect them and let them have a go! I never believe I know better than they do and have been fortunate over the years to build up a very strong management team whom I can trust and take advice from.
Richard Branson
Image
Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.
Richard Branson
Image
I'd like to see the government back a programme of research into the medical properties of cannabis and I do not object to its responsible use as a recreational relaxant.
Richard Branson
Image
I am impressed with just the enthusiasm for life and the fact that some of these people are in their 80's, even 90's, and they're absolutely determined to get out there and make a difference.
Richard Branson
Image
There are quite a few things I've done that even I thought might have been one step too far. But if you are willing to make a fool of yourself and make people smile, as long as you do it with a sense of fun, you can get away with it.
Richard Branson
Image
I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I love people.
Richard Branson
Image
The risk is worth it. Mike would have been the first to say that.
Richard Branson
Image
Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.
Richard Branson
Image
Flowers flourish when they're watered, and shrivel up when they're not. People are no different. The best leaders are the ones who look for the best in people.
Richard Branson
Image
When you are making a decision about how best to serve your customers, your own experience is often a better guide than a more sophisticated analysis of the market.
Richard Branson
Image
LEARN FROM FAILURE. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn't a success, welcome to the club.
Richard Branson
Image
I never really felt secure until I was well into my 30s, because anytime I had success, I would invest in new projects.
Richard Branson
Image
An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right.
Richard Branson
Image
The best advice I got from my dad? Wear a condom.
Richard Branson
Image
I myself have benefited from many mentors throughout my life.
Richard Branson
Image
One of the best bits of advice I can give is, early on, when you're building a new business, try to find somebody to run it on a day-to-day basis to free yourself up to look at the bigger picture.
Richard Branson
Image
I never learned the rules in the first place. To change the game is at the heart of what Virgin stands for, so the company culture has always been: Don't sweat it: rules were meant to be broken.
Richard Branson
Image
What can you do to make a difference? And why should you do it? (...) the scale of one's social investments doesn't matter. What matters is that you operate as a force for good at every scale available to you.
Richard Branson