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" At Virgin, we have always backed the power of the entrepreneur and inventor to find solutions to tricky problems. Why should climate change and the battle against carbon be any different? "

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" On one of my last days at school, the headmaster said I would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. That was quite a startling prediction, but in some respects, he was right on both counts! "

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" There's nothing like the endorphins from being fit, and the incredible endorphin rush that goes with that. "

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Goes

Nothing

" I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer. "

" A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. "

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

" All you have in business is your reputation - so it's very important that you keep your word. "

" Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested. "

" There's an inherent danger in letting people think that they have perfected something. When they believe they've 'nailed it,' most people tend to sit back and rest on their laurels while countless others will be labouring furiously to better their work! "

" If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline. "

" If you're embarking around the world in a hot-air balloon, don't forget the toilet paper. "

" Space has always fascinated me. As a young boy looking up at the stars, I found it impossible to resist thinking what was out there and if I ever would experience space first-hand. "

Richard Branson

Space

Thinking

" Had I pursued my education long enough to learn all the conventional dos and don'ts of starting a business, I often wonder how different my life and career might have been. "

" I think it's good for a woman to put on a bit of weight when she gets older - it looks better. But a man has to stay balanced. "

" To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials. "

Richard Branson

Ideas

Yourself

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

" If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor. "

" My favorite mode of transport is hot-air ballooning. It's so graceful to be blown by the wind, to go where the wind takes you. "

Richard Branson

Transport

Mode

" We're one of the only animals in the world that don't really think of ourselves as animals, but we are animals, and we must respect our fellow animals. "

" In this digital age, it doesn't really matter if you are in Canary Wharf or the Caribbean; there are opportunities waiting to be grasped by entrepreneurs. "

" Fun is one of the most important - and underrated - ingredients in any successful venture. If you're not having fun, then it's probably time to call it quits and try something else. "

" I've been very lucky. I come from a very close family. "

Richard Branson

Family

Lucky

" As an entrepreneur, I have been known for taking risks throughout my career, but leaving the European Union is not one of the risks I would want the U.K. to take - not as an investor, not as a father, and not as a grandfather. I am deeply concerned about the impact of leaving. "

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

" There's no point in starting a business unless you're going to make a dramatic difference to other people's lives. So if you've got an idea that's gonna make a big difference to other people's lives, then just get on and do it. "

" I love to dance, but my children tell me I shouldn't. Can't see why. "

Richard Branson

Children

Why

" I'm a bit like the Queen in that I don't carry much cash. "

Richard Branson

Much

Cash

" I always find the time to exercise - kitesurfing, tennis or cycling - and to spend time with my loved ones. "

" By putting the employee first, the customer effectively comes first by default, and in the end, the shareholder comes first by default as well. "

" Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there's some Shakespearean play taking place. But nowhere else anyway. "

Richard Branson

America

Play

" A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be? "