My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself

Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or what's the fastest way to do it. Think what's the most amazing way to do it.

I moved into a nice houseboat in Little Venice when I was 15 years old. I found a girlfriend called Monday and a houseboat called Friday, so I had the week sewn up.

When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to build a business empire ... For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that's going to make a real difference to other people's lives.

If you spot an opportunity and are really excited by it, throw yourself into it with everything you've got.

Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task

If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.