We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis of trying to do good and, you know, hopefully turn a profit, what we did was we pledged that we'd put all the profits from our airline business into trying to develop clean fuels.

Can you afford to ignore China? It's like saying you can afford to ignore the internet. I don't think so.

Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen from working and learning with some of the world's most inspiring and inspired people.

We [Virgin Group] have been successful not by wasting time scrutinising our competitors but by looking at ourselves from the point of view of our customers do and seeking feedback through listening.

No failure means no risk, which means nothing new

I never set out to be a businessman

I am a believer in trying to treat people properly and trying to respond and making sure that I find the time to be courteous.