Never to be frightened of taking risks and always follow your instincts!

Most people assume that a record shop's success lies in selling records. In fact, Virgin's success both in mail order and the record shops lay in skill at buying records.

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.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.

The quality of business communications has become poorer in recent years as people avoid phone calls and face-to-face meetings, I can only assume, in some misguided quest for efficiency.

Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.