I may be a businessman in that I set up and run companies for profit, but when I try to plan ahead and dream up new products and new companies, I'm an idealist.

We've all got to do everything we can to avoid conflicts.

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

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.

It's so graceful to be blown by the wind, to go where the wind takes you. Just drifting over beautiful rivers in a balloon is perfect.

There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have

Your brand name is only as good as your reputation