Richard Branson

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My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.

I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other - and we still are.

So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn't in - 21 years ago, then I'd think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on.

My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, 'Oh God, I've got to do this today.'

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records.

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

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

I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life.

One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes.

Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in.;Adam Lambert;funny 26101;The word 'funny' is a bit like the word 'love' - we don't have enough words to describe the many varieties.;George Saunders;funny 26102;A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.;Jennifer Lopez;funny 26103;There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary.;Christopher Walken;funny 26104;Some people can do things and get away with it. Comics are famously like that. Why is it that some guys can say the most horrible things and it's not offensive, it's funny?;Christopher Walken;funny 26105;I always like to watch comics and it's interesting that you can tell if someone's funny in 10 seconds.;Christopher Walken;funny 26106;I guess now that I think back, I used to play priest and be a funny priest. I don't know, I grew up in such a Catholic family that I kind of liked to test the boundaries a little bit and I think I had fun watching my mom laugh.;Jenny McCarthy;funny 26107;Comedy's so subjective, and if someone comes to watch, doesn't get it, doesn't find it funny, then fine.;Johnny Vegas;funny 26108;The funny thing is people won't let me pay for things. I'll be in a restaurant and the manager will say, 'Oh no, it's on the house.

To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.

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

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.