With wealth, one is in a position of responsibility. You must try to help others. It is as simple as that.

What's dangerous is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals.

Historically, over the last two or three hundred years, the relationship that we've had with money as a society - having money, talking about money - has been a little bit of a shameful thing. Splashing money about is clearly wrong, but there's nothing wrong about giving it back.

To lose your last remaining parent is the toughest thing. It is a very lonely thing.

I have no credentials. I have no money. I literally come from a poor place. I was a servant. I dropped out of college. The next thing you know I'm writing for the 'New Yorker,' I have this sort of life, and it must seem annoying to people.

For money, I can buy one thing: I buy freedom.

If AIG collapsed, it would have buckled our financial system and wrought economic havoc on the lives of millions of our citizens.

I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people's lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies.