20 Powerful Richard Branson Quotes

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"Screw it, let's just do it!"

"I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator."

"Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it."

"Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming."

"I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling."

"I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on their head and making sure those industries will never be the same again."

"Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or the fastest way to do it. Think what's the most amazing way to do it!"

"I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it."

"My definition of success? The more you are actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel."

"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."

"My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them."

"A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts."

"It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside."

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

"If you find yourself stuck in the middle there is only one way to go, forward."

"I was the captain of my ship and master of my fate. I believe in myself. I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love."

"A company is people. Employees want to know - am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel? People really need to feel wanted."

"I may be a businessman in that I set up and run companies for profit, but when I try to plan ahead and dream up new products and new companies, I'm an idealist."

"As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation."

"I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics."

20 Powerful Quotes By Sir Richard Branson
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  • Profile picture of the author getsometraffic
    Those are great

    I like this one especially “It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.”

    Thanks for sharing
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  • Profile picture of the author Timothy James
    He is right
    "If you find yourself stuck in the middle there is only one way to go, forward.”
    You can give up whenever you like. Why now? right?
    You know, if you just believe you can do it. You went 1/2 way to your success
    This happened to me A LOT of times.
    Thanks for sharing
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  • Profile picture of the author Young Skolr
    The OP is brilliant, thanks for sharing this Khabeer - I love uplifting quotes, they remind me that there is nothing wrong with my feelings!
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    • Profile picture of the author Khabeer Rockley
      Thanks guys,

      I have a quote section on my site so will do more to bring out some amazing and inspiring quotes!
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