business Quotes

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.

The signing of the Sex Pistols was a turning point for Virgin. It put the company on the map and, over the years, attracted bands such as Genesis, the Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, and Janet Jackson. It also attracted Culture Club, who were ground-breaking.

There's no point in starting a business unless you're going to make a dramatic difference to other people's lives. So if you've got an idea that's gonna make a big difference to other people's lives, then just get on and do it.

You should not build your customer service system on the premise that your organisation will never question the whims of your clients.

Can you imagine what a different world we will live in when businesses do what's right for the communities and the environment in everything they do?

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

By putting the employee first, the customer effectively comes first by default, and in the end, the shareholder comes first by default as well.

In business, if you realize you've made a bad decision, you change it.

I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.

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.