I have always been a huge believer in the inestimable value good mentoring can contribute to any nascent business

In a sense, when we started Virgin Atlantic, I was trying to create an airline for myself. If you try to build the perfect airline for yourself, it will be appreciated by others.

Your brand or your name is simply your reputation, you have to fight in life to protect that as it means everything. Nothing is more important.

When you are starting a business or going down any challenging endeavor, you are bound to encounter challenges. You are going to hit many roadblocks and obstacles. These are obstacles that would make any sane person want to throw in the towel and quit. If you want your business to succeed, you can’t do that (duh).

What can you do to make a difference? And why should you do it? (...) the scale of one's social investments doesn't matter. What matters is that you operate as a force for good at every scale available to you.

Wine, like life, is meant to be enjoyed.

If people are crazy enough to dare, impossible things happen.