I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur. If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have neve….

When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel..

Please don’t get hung up on this question of whether you need to have experience in an industry before you launch your startup..

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again..

I would not be able to change a sparking plug and I would not be able to fly a spaceship or build a rocket or whatever. But what I am good at doing i….

If you offer people a decent service, if you give them you know Internet access, if their phones are not cut off on the trains, you know if you have ….

It's worrying to think more than half the world's population lacks internet access and therefore lacks an equal opportunity to improve their lives..

If something can't be explained on the back of an envelope, it's rubbish..

Never go into business purely to make money. If that's the motive you're better off doing nothing..

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around..

I don't think so, in that Virgin is already a global brand. Brands like Amazon have had to spend hundreds of millions of pounds you know, building th….

Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management - this way we can concentrate on the job in hand, rather tha….

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple..

In a sense, when we started Virgin Atlantic, I was trying to create an airline for myself. If you try to build the perfect airline for yourself, it w….

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress..

You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental..

However tight things are, you still need to have the big picture at the forefront of your mind..

Well, I'm somebody who is just living ...living life, and if I get frustrated by something, then I like to try to put it right..

No matter where my travels take me, my day starts with a good work out, preferably kitesurfing or tennis. Exercise puts me in the right state of mind….

In business, as in life, all that matters is that you do something positive..

I'd like to see the government back a programme of research into the medical properties of cannabis and I do not object to its responsible use as a r….