We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted now about 14 years, and we're very pleased to have survived it.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...