Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it should be fun.

Explore this next great frontier where the boundaries between work and higher purpose are merging into one, where doing good really is good for business.

If you love what you do and if you believe in what you do, others will share your enthusiasm. Passionate people find their way to the Virgin Group, and when they do, we snap them up and try to keep them within the family.

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.

When I was young, every time I criticized someone, my mother would stand me in front of the mirror and say: 'The flaws you see in others are actually a reflection of yourself.' That taught me to pay close attention when I looked at others.

If young people do see me as an example (I'm very flattered if they do!) I hope it is as someone who will go out there and live life to the full.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.