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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My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she...

My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she...

We, we - as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and...

We, we - as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and...

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...

We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted...

We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted...

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...

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 cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love...

I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love...

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This...

You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This...

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...

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...

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...

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and...

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and...

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.

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...

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...

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being...

I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being...

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

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...