Richard Branson Quotes

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

I've never been afraid to fail.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And Bernie Mac is not afraid to fail.

I have never feared failure.

I'm not afraid of failure.

So carry your courage in an easily accessible place, the way you do your cellphone or your wallet. You may still falter or fail, but you always know that you pushed hard and aimed high. Take a leap of faith. Fear not. Courage is the ultimate career move.

I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving.

My mother was a continual source of wisdom and great advice...she taught me that there is always a way around a problem-you've just got to find it. Keep trying doors; one will eventually open. She also taught me to accept failure as part and parcel of life. It's not the opposite of success; it's an integral part of success. I talk a lot about learning to become fearless in your approach to life. But fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It's the mastery of fear. It's all about getting up one more time than you fall down.

Failure is an option, fear is not.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

If I listened to my critics, I would still be at home under my bed right now.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

With age, you see people fail more. You see yourself fail more. How do you keep that fearlessness of a kid? You keep going. Luckily, I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.

If people ridicule you, look them in the eye and say, 'Yeah, I may have failed, but at least I tried,' and get on with it.

I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

Don't let people make you afraid of taking chances in life. And if you fail, it's no big deal. Get back up and fight through it and be successful again. If you did it once, you can do it again.

I'm not afraid to fail - at all.

Half of my success is my fearlessness and recklessness - of just seeing the end and not stopping until you get there.

If I had to pick one quality that best predicts success (other than wanting to be successful) it would be the willingness to risk embarrassment.

Better to try and fail than not to try at all

Fortune never helps the fainthearted.

Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure with enthusiasm.