Sir Richard Branson is the founder and chairman of Virginia Group. He is one of the richest and successful people in the world. As a business magnate and entrepreneur, he has inspired many people around the world. With his motivating speeches and his witty quotes, he is the favourite of many people. He hails from Blackheath, London and he is seventy years old now. According to Forbes, his net worth is US$6.5 billion. Moreover, he also has become part of many humanitarian initiatives. He got knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to entrepreneurship.
Know all the wonderful quotes from this global figure here.
1. “Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them.”
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2. “Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.”
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3. “The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.”
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4. “Building a business is not rocket science, it’s about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity.”
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5. “Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”
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6. “You get the idea. Every business, like a painting, operates according to its own rules. There are many ways to run a successful company. What works once may never work again. What everyone tells you never to do may just work, once. There are no rules. You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over, and it’s because you fall over that you learn to save yourself from falling over. It’s the greatest thrill in the world and it runs away screaming at the first sight of bullet points.”
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7. “There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.”
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8. “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”
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9. “A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.”
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10. “Learn from failure. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn’t a success, welcome to the club!”
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11. “Don’t be embarrassed by your failures. Learn from them and start all over again.”
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12. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.”
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13. “Don’t become a slave to technology – manage your phone, don’t let it manage you.”
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14. “There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.”
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15. “The best way of learning about anything is by doing.”
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16. “My definition of success? The more you’re actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel.”
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17. Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.
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18. “Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.”
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19. “Engage your emotions at work. Your instincts and emotions are there to help you.”
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20. “As soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to be unhappy. Waking up stressed and miserable is not a good way to live.”
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21. “The one person who can make your business succeed is not an investor or even a mentor, it is you.”
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22. “Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.”
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23. As soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to be unhappy. Waking up stressed and miserable is not a good way to live.
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24. “My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, ‘Oh God, I’ve got to do this today.’
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25. “Take a chance. It’s the best way to test yourself. Have fun and push your boundaries.”
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