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“I believe in businesses where you engage in creative thinking, and where you form some of your deepest relationships. If it isn't about the production of the human spirit, we are in big trouble.”
“The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.”
“The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which isn't one of those awful tax shelters like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away.”
“The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies.”
“All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.”
“There is no scientific answer for success. You can't define it. You've simply got to live it and do it.”
“Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who's going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics, and it's more powerful than religion. So it's going to have to be the vigilante consumer.”
“Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.”