Fantasizing about the future is one of my favorite pastimes.

There is no point in starting your own business unless you do it out of a sense of frustration.

Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business.

I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I love people.

I never went into business just to make money - but I found that if I have fun, the money will come. I often ask myself, is my work fun and does it make me happy? I believe that the answer to that is more important than fame or fortune. If it stops being fun, I ask why? If I can't fix it, I stop doing it.

The companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.