I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on...

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on...

Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no.

Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no.

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...

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

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...

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...

We're introducing separate rooms with double beds in all of our planes so people can...

We're introducing separate rooms with double beds in all of our planes so people can...

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...

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 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...

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

I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed...

I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed...