We hope to create thousands of astronauts over the next few years and bring alive their dream of seeing the majestic beauty of our planet from above, the stars in all their glory and the amazing sensations of weightlessness and space flight.

I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur. If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have never gone into the airline business.

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

It's far more difficult being a small-business owner starting a business than it is for me with thousands of people working for us and 400 companies. Building a business from scratch is 24 hours, 7 days a week, divorces, it's difficult to hold your family life together, it's bloody hard work and only one word really matters - and that's surviving.

Launching a business is essentially an adventure in problem-solving.

People who think and say we more often than I are a lot more likely to succeed.

It's better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.