A good idea for a new business tends not to occur in isolation, and often the window of opportunity is very small. So speed is of the essence.

Space travel will be like every other business. There will be competitors. . . . Thirty months from now, I'm confident we'll be flying people into space.

Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task

If you have conflicts, everything breaks down in society. Kids can't go to school. Basic health can't be looked after. Every aspect of society falls apart.

I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to that rule myself.

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.

Unless you dream, you're not going to achieve anything.