Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.

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Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard...

Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard...

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they...

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they...

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And...

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And...

Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long...

Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long...

With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to...

With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to...

I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed...

I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed...

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to...

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to...

So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you...

So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you...

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

And you know, I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on...

And you know, I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on...

I don't think so, in that Virgin is already a global brand. Brands like Amazon...

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands...

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands...

I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I...

I just love life. I mean, you know, I love every second of it. I...

The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is...

The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is...

Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin...

Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin...

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in...

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in...

And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal...

And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal...

Lightning is something which, again, we would rather avoid.

Lightning is something which, again, we would rather avoid.

We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to...

We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to...

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.