America has its roots in a tradition of risk-taking pioneers. In more conservative Europe, if you fail in business or actually end up going to jail for it, you're finished as a businessman for good.

People are grateful when you make a difference in their lives. That is the essence of any successful business

Successes are always unique and hard to copy. The fact that easyJet became a success is due to a mixture of talent and luck.

Failures teach you more, there's always something fundamental about them.

I think that my original drive as an entrepreneur was precisely that desire to get away from the image of the shipping magnate's son.

You can divide airlines into two camps: expensive and cheap. But I believe that we will only distinguish between long-haul and short-haul airlines in the future.

This industry attracts more capital than it deserves.

All things start in California and spread to New Jersey, then to London and then throughout Europe.

Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it.

When I opened the world's largest Internet cafe, certified by the 'Guinness Book of Records, ' in Times Square in New York, I was live on 'Good Morning America, ' and for me, that was an achievement.

Why write a song when no one can play the notes or understand the lyrics?

[E]very journey is played out between standstill and flight.

I was performing my ritual of sipping tea, shooting flirtatious glances and planning murder

Being on tour is like being in limbo. It's like going from nowhere to nowhere.

The choices we make now affect the opportunities available in the future

America takes credit for giving you freedom that you had anyway. It's like going to a wedding and putting your tag on somebody elses box.

If I can look at a 6-year-old and learn from him, that's life. That's God for me, that's inspiring.

The majority of the books of our time give one the impression of having been manufactured in a day out of books read the day before.

He never gives up on who I am or who I could be. He doesn't run away when things get complicated.

To be able to greet the sun with the sounds from all of Nature is a great blessing, and it helps us to remember Who is the real provider of all of our benefits.