Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.

When something doesn't go exactly to plan, money is tight or a business is struggling - see it as a challenge rather than a failure. Look outside the box and try and find a solution - you'll be surprised how many great opportunities and possibilities arise when things look bad. You've just got to open your mind and not be afraid of sticking your neck out!

Branding is everything. A young girl once came up to me and told me I could be famous because I looked just like Richard Branson!

I have had fun running all of the Virgin businesses, so I never see a setback as a bad experience; it is just a learning curve.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.

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.