Richard Branson

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.

A touch of the jitters sharpens the mind, gets the adrenaline flowing and helps you to focus.

Listen – it makes you sound smarter.

We, we – as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.

Only a fool never changes his mind.

You don’t learn to walk by following rules, you learn by doing and by falling over.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure.

Keys to success: Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

I don’t cheat to win, I’d rather lose.

People who are fools don’t get successful, and they don’t get to be successful if they are worried about their popularity.

One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow. There are people-I categorize them as life’s losers-who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I’m concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn’t be fighting me, they’d be doing something constructive themselves.

Losing is tough.

The rich. You know why they’re so odd? Because they can afford to be.

I’ve always won, and I’m going to continue to win. And that’s the way it is.

When you’re successful, things have a momentum and you can’t tell if you have created the momentum or it’s creating you.

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

To succeed in life, you need to things: ignorance and confidence.

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who do nothing and succeed.