Richard Branson Quotes

No man or woman is uniformly successful... we must all expect a rather high percentage of failure in the things we attempt.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

Failure is an indispensable prerequisite of success. It is how you learn the lessons you need.

Life is a series of failures punctuated by brief successes.

There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.

If you are not successful, that means you're not making enough mistakes.

I fail sometimes, I succeed sometimes, so that's fair enough. It's a package deal. It comes with that package: failures and success.

Remember when your plans fail, that temporary defeat is not permanent failure.

I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it

From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.

Each failure to sell will increase your chances for success at your next attempt.

All great success is preceded by failure.

You are fortunate if you have learned the difference between temporary defeat and failure, more fortunate still if you have learned the truth that the very seed of success is dormant in every defeat that you experience.

99 percent of success is built on failure.

There is a distinction between failing and being a failure. Few things are learned in life without failing at least once. Did you learn to roller skate without falling a few times? Did you learn to ride a bike without losing your balance? Chances are you didn't. You may have wanted to do those things so intensely that you quickly put unsuccessful attempts behind you and kept trying. Soon you acquired the skill to do the thing you wanted. Even though in the process of learning you may have failed many times, you were not a failure. "Failing" simply became an open door to try again.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.

Mistakes are the stepping stones to success.

Failure is a stepping stone to success.

Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.

Succes is really nothing more than the record of failure. To be successful means you must be willing to fail more than anyone else.

You’ll fail at some things, that’s a learning experience that you need so that you can take that on to the next experience... What you learn from those challenges and those failures are what will get you past the next ones... I was the pretty consistent bull and the cheerleader on eBay actually.

Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.

There’s a tendency for young people to get discouraged and frustrated easily. But don’t be afraid to fail. In many ways, we learn so much more from our failures than our successes. Remind yourself that failure is nothing more than a means to a greater end. Bide your time, learn from your mistakes, and lead by example. If you believe in what you’re doing, it will show.

Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing.