The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me

We're going where no one has gone before. There's no model to follow, nothing to copy. That is what makes this so exciting.

Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life and I fully enjoy it, I don't think I'll ever retire.

Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management - this way we can concentrate on the job in hand, rather than be part of some enormous and faceless conglomerate.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY to find out whether or not you'll be successful other than just doing it

Screw the competition - focus on good customer service.

I believe in goals. It's never a bad thing to have a dream. If something is really what you want to do, just do it. Whatever your goal.