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.

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.