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You might get knocked back – but in the end, you will make it.
Richard Branson

My motto really is: ‘Screw it – let’s do it!’
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I won’t let silly rules stop me. I will find a legal way around them. I tell my staff, ‘If you want to do it, just do it.’
Richard Branson

I don’t believe that that little word ‘can’t’ should stop you.
Richard Branson

If you don’t have the right experience to reach your goal, look for another way in.
Richard Branson

You don’t have to go to art school to be a fashion designer.
Richard Branson

I started Student magazine when I was fifteen years old and still at school. Some people said I couldn’t do it. They said I was too young and had no experience. But I wanted to prove them wrong and I believed it could be done… My belief… paid off.
Richard Branson

Our goal was to open record shops but we didn’t have enough money. So we talked a man who owned a shoe shop into letting us use his spare space… Soon, we had stores in almost every big town – and I was still under twenty years old.
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We had reached the target but I still had more goals.
Richard Branson

I have always wanted to live life to the full.
Richard Branson



We were in the sea in the middle of a storm, in a life raft. A boat on its way to America saved us.
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We were so far behind that there seemed little point in trying. But we kept going. We made up time. In the end we beat the record…
Richard Branson

I always tell people that if they want to do anything well, they must plan and prepare.
Richard Branson

If you want to do something, just do it, but also… prepare well, have faith in yourself, help each other, never give up.
Richard Branson

Whatever your goal is you will never succeed unless you let go of your fears and fly.
Richard Branson

I didn’t set out to be rich. The fun and the challenge in life were what I wanted – and still do.
Richard Branson

I only need one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner a day.
Richard Branson

Have fun and the money will come.
Richard Branson

We had named the company Virgin because we were virgins in business.
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When you have goals and a positive outlook on life, you have something to aim for.
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Hard work and fun is what life is all about.
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Life is too short to be unhappy.
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Long term success will never come if profit is the only aim.
Richard Branson

People who work at Virgin are special. They aren’t sheep. They think for themselves.
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You can take care and try to avoid the risks, but you can’t protect yourself all the time.
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I don’t like to complain. I don’t cry over spilled milk. I just get on with things.
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The bosses of the big American airline companies said I’d fail. Now they are all out of business. I’m still there.
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One thing I always try to do is to keep my word. I set my goals and stick to them. Success is more than luck. You have to believe in yourself and make it happen. That way others also believe in you.
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Be glad when you win. Don’t have regrets when you lose.
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Never look back. You can’t change the past. I try to learn from it.
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Whatever your dream is, go for it.
Richard Branson

Everyone needs something to aim for… It is what makes us human.
Richard Branson

I try to stretch myself to the limit.
Richard Branson

Mum is one of those people who never says ‘can’t’. She believes anything s possible if you try.
Richard Branson

[On being in a special hot air balloon when war broke out and the Americans were bombing Baghdad] It seemed strange that while we were alone almost on the edge of space a war had just started on Earth.
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We should all continue to challenge ourselves.
Richard Branson

It’s not a good idea to teach children that they can win all the time. In the real world, people struggle.
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I know some parents keep their work away from the kids. They won’t share their problems. But I believe their children never really learn the value of money.
Richard Branson

The day that Virgin became a private company again was like landing safely after a record attempt in a powerboat or a balloon. I felt nothing but relief.
Richard Branson

I don’t use modern gadgets like email or mobile phones…
Richard Branson



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