I had no plans to be an entrepreneur. I just wanted to be a journalist and write for a magazine. At 15, I just decided to leave school and launch a national student magazine.

In the '80's my gut feeling was that airlines were crap. I hated spending time on planes. I thought we could create the kind of airline I'd like. So we got a secondhand 747 and gave it a go.

I believe that drudgery and clock-watching are a terrible betrayal of that universal, inborn entrepreneurial spirit.

Irreverence ran on both sides of our family...my parents brought me up to think we could all change the world.

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 never gone into the airline business.

The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances.

Building a business is not rocket science, it's about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity.