Quotes from Richard Branson

I have always been a huge believer in the inestimable value good mentoring can contribute to any nascent business

I think you can get happiness through making a real difference in other people's lives by setting out to make other people's lives better and setting out to right the wrongs in the world.

Being dyslexic can actually help in the outside world. I see some things clearer than other people do because I have to simplify things to help me and that has helped others.

If you go back into military history, the person who's leading the troops ought to be in with the troops and not just standing on the backline sending them into battle.

I think I've learned that if you have a house, you end up living in the kitchen, so if you have one big kitchen and then enough bedrooms for your family, that's about all you need for a home.

Dreaming is one of humanity's greatest gifts; it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward.

If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things

Education doesn't just take place in stuffy classrooms and university buildings, it can happen everywhere, every day to every person.

Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.

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.

Once a changemaker, always a changemaker but only a few swim against the tide.

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.

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

Listen. Take the best. Leave the rest.

If you're hurt, lick your wounds and get up again. If you've given it your absolute best, it's time to move forward.

Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.

Screw it, just do it!

Engage your emotions at work. Your instincts and emotions are there to help you.

Don't become a slave to technology - manage your phone, don't let it manage you.

Whatever business you are in, every company can shoot for the start in their own way.

Communication: the thing humans forgot when we invented words.

Remember it's OK to be yourself.

You've got to take risks if you're going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission.

Take a chance - it's the best way to test yourself, have fund and push boundaries.