We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were going to shoot us down if we came out the far end. So I spent a lot of my time contacting former Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to tell the Chinese we were coming in this direction by mistake and could he please say we have no nasty motives for flying into their territory.

I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.

I think in life the key thing is just to fight really hard to make sure something survives. If it looks like you've done everything you can to avoid failure, just move forward, move on and learn from it.

If you're looking to become an entrepreneur then don't waste your time going to university or business school - just get on and do it.

Sometimes I do wake up in the mornings and feel like I've just had the most incredible dream. I've just dreamt my life

I've had many challenges - every entrepreneur does - it's the nature of the beast.

... Our first priority should be the people who work for the companies, then the customers, then the shareholders. Because if the staff are motivated then the customers will be happy, and the shareholders will then benefit through the company's success.