All good leaders listen to their people and empower them to go away and turn any innovative ideas they have into a reality.

My very first venture was a national student magazine to try to campaign against the [Vietnam] War. And so I wanted to be an editor. I wanted to bring the magazine out. And in order for the magazine to survive I had to worry about the printing and the paper manufacturing and the distribution. And, you know, I had to try to, at the end of the year, have more money coming in than going out.

I don’t think of work as work and play as play. It’s all living.

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.

I make up my mind about whether I can trust someone within 60 seconds of meeting them

What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.

The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went.