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. Richard Branson editorentrepreneurfind Change image and share on social
I think it's quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you've got another reason for keeping fit. Richard Branson bigchallengefit Change image and share on social
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. Richard Branson falllearnrule Change image and share on social
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 backbusinessdivide share on social
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 cardeterminefield Change image and share on social
As a teenager, I went to Bali a lot, but it's a long, long way from England. Which is why, when we bought Necker Island, we made it like a mini Bali. Richard Branson balibuyengland Change image and share on social
It's rare for a startup to make money immediately, so you need to make sure that you have enough saved or that you have another income stream that can support you. Richard Branson immediatelyincomemake Change image and share on social
I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator. Richard Branson benevolentdictatordictatorship Change image and share on social
Had I pursued my education long enough to learn all the conventional dos and don'ts of starting a business, I often wonder how different my life and career might have been. Richard Branson businesscareerconventional Change image and share on social
Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not very clever, and I got bored easily... thinking of all the things I could do once I left school. I couldn't always follow what was going on. Richard Branson backboreclever share on social
