The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records. Richard Branson on alone
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.' Richard Branson on attitude
A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. Richard Branson on business
Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming. Richard Branson on business
To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials. Richard Branson on business
I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer. Richard Branson on business
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. Richard Branson on business
One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes. Richard Branson on business
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost. Richard Branson on car
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. Richard Branson on experience
Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. Richard Branson on failure
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. Richard Branson on failure
I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other - and we still are. Richard Branson on family
I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. Richard Branson on freedom
The funny thing is people won't let me pay for things. I'll be in a restaurant and the manager will say, 'Oh no, it's on the house.' Richard Branson on funny
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.' Richard Branson on god
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost. Richard Branson on home
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. Richard Branson on learning
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. Richard Branson on learning
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.' Richard Branson on life