Richard Branson ,quotes

Richard Branson

I was dyslexic, I had no under...

I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I left school when I was 15 years old. And if I - if I'm not interested in something, I don't grasp it.

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Richard Branson

I believe in benevolent dictat...

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

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Richard Branson

Ridiculous yachts and private ...

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.

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Richard Branson

Fortunately we're not a public...

Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.

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Richard Branson

Right now I'm just delighted t...

Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.

Richard Branson 03.03.2018 03:03:03 673 quotes

Richard Branson

If you want to be a Millionair...

If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.

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Richard Branson

With the casino and the beds, ...

With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights.

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Richard Branson

I never get the accountants in...

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.

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Richard Branson

My mother was determined to ma...

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.

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Richard Branson

I love the freedom of movement...

I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life.

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Richard Branson

My philosophy is that if I hav...

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.

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Richard Branson

You never know with these thin...

You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental.

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Richard Branson

I wanted to be an editor or a ...

I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.

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Richard Branson

And obviously, from our own pe...

And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.

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Richard Branson

Like getting into a bleeding c...

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

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Richard Branson

We believe that within five ye...

We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a personal computer, a set-top box or a mobile phone.

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Richard Branson

The funny thing is people won'...

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.'

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Richard Branson

We're introducing separate roo...

We're introducing separate rooms with double beds in all of our planes so people can actually go with their partner and have a proper night's sleep.

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Richard Branson

And you know, I've had great f...

And you know, 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, because Virgin went in and took them on.

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Richard Branson

The jet stream is a very stron...

The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went.

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