Richard Branson

"Business has to be good for the community it operates in."

"The definition of an entrepreneur is someone who works sixteen hours a day to avoid working nine to five."

"Develop your people and they will develop your business."

"Life is a beautiful journey, and you should embrace it."

"Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming."

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

"Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple."

"Take care of your employees and they'll take care of your customers."

"Don't think about making money, think about serving more people, serving better, and improving the world."

"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger."

"You learn by example and by direct experience because there are real lots of real teachers out there."

"The brave don't live forever, but the cautious don't live at all."

"Virgin is a company built on friendship and that's what keeps it growing strong."

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."

"Put your faith in human nature. Take people for who they are, and you'll be pleasantly surprised."

"You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over."

"Business has to give people dignity and meaningful work."

"Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead."

"Understand that change is inevitable and embrace it rather than resist it."

"If you're not having fun, then it's not worth doing."

"The purpose of business is to serve humanity with passion and integrity."

"Treat failure as a stepping stone to success, not as the end of the road."

"A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts."

"We're not here to be perfect, we're here to be human and that's what makes life worth living."

"Listen more than you talk. You have two ears and one mouth for a reason."

"Dream big and dare to fail."

"The way to get things done is to simply begin and let momentum carry you forward."

"Screw it, let's do it—action without overthinking is often the path to breakthroughs."

"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."

"Respect is something that must be earned, and it cannot be demanded."