I was fortunate enough, after many visits to many wonderful, weird people to come across Burt Rutan, who is a genius in the Mojave Desert. And SpaceShipOne was born and had three flights into space that won something called the X Prize. And from there, we're building SpaceShipTwo, which is ... a beautiful spaceship that is very, very, very nearly completed and will be ready from about next Christmas onwards to start taking people into space.

If you run a business, put on top your employees, then your consumers, and then your shareholders.

It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.

Virgin could never have grown into the group of more than 200 companies it is now, were it not for a steady stream of intrapreneurs who looked for and developed opportunities, often leading efforts that went against the grain.

Every risk is worth taking as long as it's for a good cause, and contributes to a good life.

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

Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions of people out of poverty. We're the first generation to recognize this and the last generation that will have this opportunity.