Quotes from Richard Branson

Two heads are definitely better than one and by sourcing ideas from each other, you have a better chance of coming up with a strategy that will allow your business to overcome a setback or challenge.

When people screw up, give them a second chance.

Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.

The quality of business communications has become poorer in recent years as people avoid phone calls and face-to-face meetings, I can only assume, in some misguided quest for efficiency.

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.

Unless you dream, nothing will happen. If you dream, you might be able to make your dreams come true.

Lightning is something which, again, we would rather avoid.

Please don't get hung up on this question of whether you need to have experience in an industry before you launch your startup.

Talent comes from experience and failure

I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can't, I'll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure.

No failure means no risk, which means nothing new

Having no regrets makes way for the best piece of advice I can give - don't be afraid of failure.

A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be?

Irreverence ran on both sides of our family...my parents brought me up to think we could all change the world.

If we can just get young people to do the same as their fathers did, that is, wear condoms

I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I love people.

Everyone needs something to aim for. You can call it a challenge, or you can call it a goal. It is what makes us human. It was challenges that took us from being cavemen to reaching for the stars.