I think that being a business a leader that treads all over people to get to the top is actually not the way I think to become a successful business leader.

Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.

Any successful entrepreneur knows that time is more valuable than money itself.

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.

Protect your reputation. Don't be afraid of making mistakes.

It's so graceful to be blown by the wind, to go where the wind takes you. Just drifting over beautiful rivers in a balloon is perfect.

To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running, and if you have a good team around you and more than a fair share of luck, you might make something happen. But you certainly can't guarantee it just by following someone else's formula.