What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would hold together.
Richard BransonAs much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.
Richard BransonMost skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.
Richard BransonWe have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis of trying to do good and, you know, hopefully turn a profit, what we did was we pledged that we'd put all the profits from our airline business into trying to develop clean fuels.
Richard Branson