Richard Branson Quotes About Risk

Quotes about: Risk

• You can't run a business without taking risks. The brave may not live forever - but the cautious do not live at all!

  Richard Branson

  Running, Brave, Forever

• Every risk is worth taking as long as it's for a good cause, and contributes to a good life.

  Richard Branson

  Good Life, Long, Risk

  FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Oct 02, 2012

• Those who achieve great things are the ones willing to be scared but not scared off. If you dream big and take risks, impossible becomes just a word.

  Richard Branson

  Dream, Risk, Impossible

• As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end, you have to take calculated risks; otherwise you're going to sit in mothballs all day and do nothing.

  Richard Branson

  Health, Inspire, Risk

• The risk is worth it. Mike would have been the first to say that.

  Richard Branson

  Risk, Firsts, Mike

  "Branson mourns SpaceShipTwo pilot, says space travel worth its risks" by Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, edition.cnn.com. November 3, 2014.

• If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything.

  Richard Branson

  Entrepreneur, Risk, Achieve

• Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task

  Richard Branson

  Business, Opportunity, Risk

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

  Richard Branson

  Inspirational, Business, Risk

• Throughout my business life I have always tried to keep on top of costs and protect the downside risk as much possible. The Virgin Group has survived only because we have always kept tight control of our cash. But, likewise, I also know that sometimes it is essential to break these rules and spend lavishly.

  Richard Branson

  Risk, Groups, Essentials

  Richard Branson (2005). “Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography”, Virgin Pub

• If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances. The desire to change things for the better is the motivation for taking risks and pursuing seemingly impossible business ideas.

  Richard Branson

  Motivation, Ideas, Differences

• An entrepreneur is somebody who is taking bold risks, is often doing things that have never been done before, trying to do things better. And an adventurer is challenging themselves, often doing things that have never been done before, seeing what they're capable of. In both cases, you've got to protect against the downside.

  Richard Branson

  Entrepreneur, Risk, Challenges

  "Richard Branson on Being Richard Branson". Interview with Rod Kurtz, www.entrepreneur.com. December 17, 2012.

• No failure means no risk, which means nothing new

  Richard Branson

  Mean, Risk, No Failure

  Twitter post from Aug 12, 2013

• I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to that rule myself.

  Richard Branson

  New Ventures, People, Risk

  "Richard Branson on Being Richard Branson". Interview with Rod Kurtz, www.entrepreneur.com. December 17, 2012.

• I was the kind of entrepreneur that never really felt I made it. When Mike Olefield's "Tubular Bells" [Virgin Records' first release] sold 8 or 10 million copies, I suppose, at age 19, I could've possibly retired on the money. Instead, I immediately pushed the boat and took that risk again.

  Richard Branson

  Entrepreneur, Risk, Age

  "Richard Branson on Being Richard Branson". Interview with Rod Kurtz, www.entrepreneur.com. December 17, 2012.

• Success comes from delegating, risk-taking and having a good TEAM!

  Richard Branson

  Team, Risk, Good Team

  "Richard Branson: Success Comes From Delegating, Risk-Taking, And Having A Good Team" by Vivian Giang, www.businessinsider.com. October 18, 2013.

• Those people who spend their time working on things they love are usually the ones enjoying life the most. They are also the ones who dared to take a risk and chase their dreams.

  Richard Branson

  Dream, People, Enjoy Life

• It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.

  Richard Branson

  Art, Risk, Protect

  Richard Branson (1999). “Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way”, Crown Business

• Never to be frightened of taking risks and always follow your instincts!

  Richard Branson

  Risk, Instinct, Frightened

  "How To Turn Your Idea Into Reality – The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Nathan Chan, foundr.com. May 30, 2018.

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