The important thing is that you've got a strong foundation before you start to try to save the world or help other people.

Quality brands never go bankrupt.

If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. You must love what you do.

Nothing else even comes close.

So I became a publisher by mistake - well, not quite by mistake, because I wanted to be an editor but I had to make sure the magazine would survive. The point is this: Most businesses fail, so if you're going to succeed, it has to be about more than making money.

Set impossible challenges. Then catch up with them.

I was the kind of entrepreneur that never really felt I made it. When Mike Olefield's "Tubular Bells" [Virgin Records' first release] sold 8 or 10 million copies, I suppose, at age 19, I could've possibly retired on the money. Instead, I immediately pushed the boat and took that risk again.