Quotes from Holly Branson

I'd be bored just going to parties and getting my picture taken.

Businesses should encourage all their staff to come up with ideas, not be afraid to make suggestions, and then to act on those suggestions. There is nothing worse than going to a job every day were you feel like you are not making a difference to either the place you work or the world you live in.

We'd have Mick Jagger round for tea one morning or Janet Jackson wandering in, but I wouldn't have been aware of it. I didn't have a clue who anyone was. They were just dad's friends popping in.

I like to be busy every day.

I'd be a really boring person to have cameras around all day.

Our parents are the most invaluable teachers we have, and no matter how alien it might seem to ask them to enter your 'work' world, you might just be surprised what comes out of it.

Most families like to spend time bonding over meals out, picnics in the country, maybe weekend camping trips - we take things to the extreme!

The Olympics was something amazing for the U.K. in bringing people together and giving the population hope.

Yes, my parents brought us up like anybody else. We didn't get any more presents than other people.

Dad was always working in the living room. There was no distinction between work and life - it was the same thing.

I don't really enjoy finance and accounting.

We've grown up watching Dad setting and breaking records - my brother Sam was born when Dad was halfway across the Atlantic, going after a record.

It's almost an impossible task to sum up all the things my parents have taught me over the years. Whether it was how to tie my shoelaces or encouragement in whatever career choice I wanted to pursue, they have both always been there to support me.

Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness.

We learned not to let the fear of failure stop us from attempting to fulfil our dreams - whether that dream involved a change in career, attempting to set world records, or helping young people.

All businesses should have an element of social enterprise, and all social enterprises should not ignore the most important lessons from successful commercial businesses.

When I brought my medical school friends home, Dad used to tell us that we didn't know anything about the world. He started giving me impromptu quizzes about history and current events. I quite liked that.

I don't think there will ever come a time that I can't learn from my parents, but there's something wonderful about getting to the age where you can role-reverse and share exciting and interesting things that you have learnt, too - even better when it's a shared passion.

I trained very hard to get into medicine, so I won't say I'll never go back to it.

Opportunities come in all shapes and sizes but, more importantly, make way for us to make good decisions that have a roll-on effect for others.

From a young age, watching my father embark on daring, and often dangerous, adventures in the name of Virgin almost become the norm. I'm not saying it became any less nerve-wracking waiting for his safe return - but, over time, it encouraged a new way of thinking for myself and my brother Sam.

I was really lucky because from a very young age, I wanted to be a doctor. So I kinda knew I had that goal for my whole life.

I want to make sure that when I walk down the aisle, I can see all my best friends, and I want to see their faces smiling back at me and not any random people.

I always thought when I left medicine it would just be a one-year timeout and I'd go back, but that's now turned into many more.