If you run your business fairly; if you treat people well; if you try to move your business into areas that are making a real positive difference to other peoples lives; I think you'll A. have much pleasant life, but B. I think you'll have a much more successful business.

I am a great believer that you need passion and energy to create a truly successful business.

The best way of learning about anything is by doing.

Look for the best in people to build a fantastic team

I love stirring the pot. I love giving big companies a run for their money - especially if they're offering expensive, poor-quality products.

I was fortunate enough, after many visits to many wonderful, weird people to come across Burt Rutan, who is a genius in the Mojave Desert. And SpaceShipOne was born and had three flights into space that won something called the X Prize. And from there, we're building SpaceShipTwo, which is ... a beautiful spaceship that is very, very, very nearly completed and will be ready from about next Christmas onwards to start taking people into space.

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.