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

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

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

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.

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.

All I wanted was to be loved for myself." (Erik)

Our perceptions shape whether challenges are obstacles that block our path to success or important arrows that steer us in the direction we want to go.

Gray is not a substitute for black and white. You don’t bump into people without saying you’re sorry. When you shake hands, it’s supposed to mean something. If someone is in trouble, you reach out.

Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

We do a lot of talking with our mouths, but we don't necessarily realize the signals we give out physically with our body posture when we're talking to people.

There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience.

To be selfish, greedy and unwilling to help the needy gives rise to future starvation and clothlessness.

We remember childhood as the fabulous years of our lives, and nations remember their childhood as fabulous years.

The less judgment the more curiosity, and the more curiosity the more creativity.

Now's the day and now's the hour.