Richard Branson Quotes

Both Indy Car and Formula 1 work in the same way, although there is a greater emphasis on development and technology in Formula 1.

Formula E symbolizes a vision for the future of motorsports and the automotive industry.

If Honda does not race, there is no Honda.

Remember my mantra: distinct... or extinct.

I love all motor sports at the top level.

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

If you are doing what everyone else is doing, there is probably not an opportunity there.

We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to its security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.

You don't just become number one because you sing like everybody else. There is something different you bring to the table. Make sure you are constantly getting into the newest technologies. Learn the history of what you do, and always respect the ones who came before you.

The companies that won't do well will be the me-too companies: the fifth, sixth, seventh version of Twitter, etc.

If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful.

What is innovation if not our ticket to every business interest in the world? It's the ticket to solving the world's problems - the energy problems, the pollution problems, the global warming problems. If it isn't for science and engineering, how will we compete in the new world?

You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.

If you want to be around in 10 years you've got to do something to differentiate yourself from the pack.

If you have a business idea that's extremely easy to copy, that can often become something of a challenge or problem.

The reality is, is that we love competition, at Apple. We think it makes us all better. But we want people to invent their own stuff.

I love to use technology to help people have better lives and to reduce our impact on the planet.

But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.

I think in reality, today, if you use the same tools as everyone else, you kind of build the same products.

You don't want to just do 'me too' companies that are copying what others are doing.

You can't put yourself into competition with a magazine like 'Vogue.' You have to create something new, something different.

Don't be the best. Be the only.

There is no resting place for an enterprise in a competitive economy.

Our philosophy is that we want to be an ecosystem. Our philosophy is to empower others to sell, empower others to service, making sure the other people are more powerful than us. With our technology, our innovation, our partners - 10 million small business sellers - they can compete with Microsoft and IBM.

Racing is what I love, so it's pretty simple. I want to keep doing it and keep winning.