ambition Quotes

I realized that becoming a doctor, I can only help a small community. But by becoming a politician, I can help my whole country.

I hope that one day when I'll go back to Pakistan, I will build a university like Harvard.

We have teams of people working on electric cars. So you never know - you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla in the car business as we do in the space business.

Starting your own business isn't just a job - it's a way of life.

My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.

People from all over the world come to London wanting to make their own mark on it, and they add to the energy and vitality of the capital. It's got a bit busier since the '60s, but the more the merrier!

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.

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

I think, because I started Virgin when I was a teenager, it has become a part of me, like my family, and I am motivated by ambition for it, almost as if it were a child.

I suppose Virgin is an unusual brand in that I suspect we're the only 'way of life' brand in the world. We're one of maybe the top 30 best known brands in the world, yet if you look at the other 29, they all specialize in one area. Whether it's Google, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, etc., they all generally specialize in one area.