I never really felt secure until I was well into my 30s, because anytime I had success, I would invest in new projects.

My number one rule in business, and in life, is to enjoy what you do. Running a business involves long hours and hard decisions; if you don't have the passion to keep you going, your business will more than likely fail. If you don't enjoy what you are doing, then you shouldn't be doing it.

If family or friends are unwell or ill - it's perhaps the only thing that really can make one feel vulnerable.

Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been key to everything I've done from the outset.

We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a personal computer, a set-top box or a mobile phone.

I never learned the rules in the first place. To change the game is at the heart of what Virgin stands for, so the company culture has always been: "Don't sweat it: rules were meant to be broken."

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.