Richard Branson Quotes

I like to work with young people, because young people haven’t had their dreams kicked out of them yet. Full of confidence, and imagination, and vision, and when they score that all gets empowered.

One of the things I want to do is be a decent role model. I've got a lot of emails and stuff from children. They look up to me. Kids get different labels and things like that and I want those kids to succeed.

I'm talking about living life to its fullest.

Educators are aware that they can reach the youth only by making use of gang spirit and guiding it, not by working against it.

You have to live life to its full chorizo.

I think the world is becoming a place where younger and younger people can do great things, and I just hope I can inspire other young people to do the same.

We need to harness the boundless energy and creativity of our youth.

With young kids watching and hearing the news, we have to be on our best behaviour. I think it's really important that we inspire the younger generation to take up the game. It could turn them away. That's not what we want.

I want to inspire kids, and yeah, if that helps with expansion teams - in the MLS or anything like that - but my main goal is just to inspire. Try and inspire our youth.

It's important to run clean so that you can inspire people, to give an example to the young generation.

Don't tell people how to live, demonstrate by example.

There was some expiration point to my life, and it became very important to maximize the time that I did have on Earth. That's what led me to my personal philosophy: "No Opportunity Wasted" - NOW for short, which is about living life to the fullest.

I absolutely loathe and hate the work... But I love youth. I realise how lucky it is being with youth, and what an honour that is. Nowhere else could a fat 47-year-old speak to people as young as this. They'd think you were a paedophile.

I know that people look at my life and ask, "How can I achieve some of those things?" So, I suppose in that sense, yes, I'm a role model. But I try to think of myself more as a mentor, as somebody who I hope young people feel comfortable approaching or writing to.

You should be as alive as you can, until you're totally dead!

[I'm inspired by ] courageous young people who take a stand and go into the field to serve; really old people who see that every minute of life is to be lived fully and compassionately; and so many between this world and that world.

I try to keep it positive and play it cool, shoot up the playground and tell the kids to stay in school.

We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well.

Have confidence in the young people, give them a chance, and they will surprise you.

You only get one life. It's actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.

People say you're flirting with death but really you're flirting with life.

Youth Ministry, as traditionally organized, has also suffered the impact of social changes. Young people often fail to find responses to their concerns, needs, problems and hurts in the usual structures. As adults, we find it hard to listen patiently to them, to appreciate their concerns, demands, and to speak to them in a language they can understand.

I just want to leave a positive memory of setting an example and bringing our youth with us.

I think being able to identify with young people and...their capacity to change the world and shake things up. I think that's the greatest strength.

I have a lot of time for young people.