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Richard Branson is a British businessman and entrepreneur, the founder of the Virgin Group. Since his birth on July 18, 1950, he has had a profound impact on the global business community with his unique business philosophy and innovative spirit.

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Famous Richard Branson Quotes

“I think because I have great difficulty saying the word, 'no,' almost every day's a different adventure.”

Thinking Different Adventure Difficulty

Author:Richard Branson

“So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn't in - 21 years ago, then I'd think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Years Wells Kind Long I Can Process Years Ago Pleasant Airline Learning Process

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“When you're first thinking through an idea, it's important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do.”

Thinking Inspirational Firsts Important Ideas Hard Business Complexity

Book:Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur

Source: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur

“I think entrepreneurship is our natural state--a big adult word that probably boils down to something much more obvious like playfulness.”

Thinking States Bigs Natural Powerful Adults Obvious Entrepreneurship Playfulness

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“Most of our businesses do succeed, but if something completely fails, then as long as we bow out gracefully and pay off all our debts, and nobody gets hurt, then I don't think people disrespect Virgin for trying. The public appreciates someone having a go; it appreciates the attempt. Who's been a success in life who hasn't failed?”

People Ifs Thinking Trying Long Hurt Pay Failing Succeed Appreciate Debt Bows Success In Life Virgins Disrespect

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“Companies need to have a lot more flexibility with their people... . If somebody wants to golf around the world for two months, okay, well, maybe on an unpaid basis, let them do it. That sort of flexibility I think is incredibly important because most of our time, we spend at work.”

People Ifs Thinking World Want Needs Wells Two Important Company Months Okay Bases Golf Around The World Our Time Flexibility Two Months

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“If people aren't calling you crazy, you aren't thinking big enough.”

People Ifs Thinking Inspirational Enough Bigs Success Crazy Words Of Wisdom Calling Embrace Think Big

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“Customers shouldn't just think of your business as a place to buy a product or use a service - it should be a fun place to be.”

Thinking Should Use Fun Adventure Products Customers Think Of You

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“"I think the most important thing is that in the last seven days we've just had the greatest adventure of our lifetimes." "I'm inquisitive ... and I love a new challenge... and if I feel that we can do it better than it's been done by other people, we'll have a go."”

People Ifs Thinking Feels Important Done Lasts Fun Can Do Challenges Adventure Important Things Lifetime Seven Seven Days New Challenges Inquisitive Greatest Adventure

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“Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life and I fully enjoy it, I don't think I'll ever retire.”

Thinking Way Enjoy Business Company Retiring Virgins

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“I think a lot of becoming an entrepreneur is something which people have to learn just from getting out there and giving it a go, and having to learn the art of survival.”

People Thinking Giving Art Becoming Survival Entrepreneur

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“Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Sides Lines Financial Success And Failure Dividing

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“Don't think about making money, think about making a difference, spot where others are doing it badly and do it better”

Thinking Differences Self Improvement Improvement Spots Making Money Making A Difference

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“Always think, 'what's the worst that can happen' and have some kind of strategy to deal with it”

Thinking Kind Happens Deals Worst Self Improvement Strategy Improvement

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“Look, I think that when we started Virgin Atlantic 30 years ago, we had one 747 competing with the airlines that had an average of 300 planes each. Every single one of those have gone bankrupt because they didn't have customer service. They had might, but they didn't have customer service, so customer service is everything in the end.”

Thinking Years Looks Ends Might Gone Years Ago Average Customers Planes Virgins Competing Airline

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

Thinking Way Inspirational Powerful Business Most Amazing Successful Entrepreneurs

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“If you're bringing up kids, you just want to smother them with love and praise and enthusiasm. So I don't think you can mollycoddle your kids too much really.”

Ifs Thinking Want Inspiration Kids Motivation Too Much Praise Enthusiasm

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“One night, I was chatting with a group of 16-year-old girls over a few drinks about a name for the record store ... A bunch of ideas were bounced around, then, as we were all new to business, someone suggested Virgin. It smacked of new and fresh and at the time the word was still slightly risqué, so, thinking it would be an attention-grabber, we went with it.”

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“The idea that business is strictly a numbers affair has always struck me as preposterous. For one thing, I've never been particularly good at numbers, but I think I've done a reasonable job with feelings. And I'm convinced that it is feelings - and feelings alone - that account for the success of the Virgin brand in all of its myriad forms.”

Thinking Ideas Done Feelings Jobs Form Numbers One Thing Accounts Affair Convinced Brands Reasonable Virgins Feeling Alone

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“People who think and say we more often than I are a lot more likely to succeed.”

People Thinking Succeed

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“Early on in your career, find someone better than yourself to run the business on a day-to-day basis. Remove yourself, maybe even from the building, and from the nitty-gritty. That way, you're going to be able to see the bigger picture and think of new areas to go into.”

Thinking Way Running Able Careers Building Areas Bases Bigger Remove Day To Day Bigger Picture

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“Have faith in yourself. Think yes not no. Live life to the full. Never give up.”

Thinking Giving Giving Up Live Life Have Faith Never Giving Up Faith In Yourself Have Faith In Yourself Living Life To The Full

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About the Author

Born: July 18, 1950
Known for: Business magnate
Quotes: 702

Books & Sources

Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my wayRelated source material

Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global EntrepreneurRelated source material

Losing My Virginity: The AutobiographyRelated source material

Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life and BusinessRelated source material

Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business SchoolRelated source material

Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen and Blasting into SpaceRelated source material

Screw Business As UsualRelated source material

Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In LifeRelated source material

Finding My Virginity: The New AutobiographyRelated source material

Losing My VirginityRelated source material

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