Richard Branson Quotes

Knowledge is power. The more knowledge, expertise, and connections you have, the easier it is for you to make a profit at the game of your choice.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. It allows some people to find incredible opportunities, while others just watch from the sidelines.

Your job is to meet the right people and read the right books.

Being in New York and having worked at Time Out New York and then being at Time, living in New York for a long time has helped because I know everybody. And they're the people who call me and give me jobs. So that kind of real networking, which is just living in a place and having jobs where people around you are extremely successful, has helped me tremendously.

Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business.

There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.

America's best buy is a telephone call to the right man.

It's been constant grinding and trying to secure work that I care about, tireless auditions and meetings. I've been fortunate that a lot of cool doors have opened to me, chiefly meeting great people who were inspired by what I've done and what they feel I could bring to their projects.

Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.

You need fans in high places, I always tell people. I don't care how talented you are.

Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them.

I think that N*SYNC had opportunities laid out in front of them because of their connections with people whom Backstreet were affiliated with, and to not utilize those connections would be stupid. That's just life. They're both very talented groups.

Education is the key in so many ways.

Education is the key to the future.

The biggest thing I learned at Wisconsin was, it's all who you work for, not where you work or what level.

Education is such an important tool for success, and probably the most important one.

You will not find outsiders getting main, important roles in big films. The difficult part is to meet the right people.

People like to talk about their hometowns and their travels, and the more places you've been, the more likely you'll be able to make a connection that can bring new business leads or career opportunities.

The most important thing is knowing what you are good at.

It is about meeting the right people at the right time that makes you go where you do. And I know that in our industry, everyone works hard but not everyone gets recognition.

Let's teach those people that when they go to work, they get skills, they meet people, they get opportunities, they get to climb the ladder, they get much better off than the person who's just sitting at home receiving those things.

Knowledge is the key that unlocks all the doors. You can be green-skinned with yellow polka dots and come from Mars, but if you have knowledge that people need, instead of beating you, they'll beat a path to your door.

Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill.