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.

One key to entrepreneurial success is to get a great group of people around you who believe in your idea.

I myself have benefited from many mentors throughout my life.

Whatever business you are in, every company can shoot for the start in their own way.

It's really important to find an hour or two to a day to make sure that you keep healthy, keep fit. It's very easy just to forget that aspect. And if you're feeling really good and fit, I think you can get two or three extra hours a day of hard work in as well.

About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate or health issues.

Not enough people realize the satisfaction you can get from really pushing yourself to the limits.