You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion.

I have always believed that the only way to cope with a cash crisis is not to contract but to try to expand out of it.

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.

In the beginning it was just about the business - now it's about the brand.

You need lucky breaks to be successful.

When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to build a business empire ... For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that's going to make a real difference to other people's lives.

The best advice I ever received? Simple: Have no regrets.