What is a business? It's simply an idea that makes someone else's life better

There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success.

I've been taught not to have any regrets. If we were to add up all of the hours spent regretting mistakes and use that time to develop new ideas, who knows how many brilliant new businesses would be created.

I don’t think of work as work and play as play. It’s all living.

Sometimes I do wake up in the mornings and feel like I've just had the most incredible dream. I've just dreamt my life

You must have the courage to trust your instincts and be ready to question what other people don't. If you do that, you can seize opportunities that others would miss. Believe in yourself, and use everything you can - including the obstacles - to propel you along the road to success. Who knows what you might achieve?

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.