Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole; they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in.

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The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental...

The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental...

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses,...

I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses,...

The movement for the environment really only started in the mid 1970's.

The movement for the environment really only started in the mid 1970's.

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use...

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use...

I want to work for a company that contributes to and is part of the...

I want to work for a company that contributes to and is part of the...

I traveled enormously during the 1960's, when you measured everything by where you traveled and...

I traveled enormously during the 1960's, when you measured everything by where you traveled and...

There is no scientific answer for success. You can't define it. You've simply got to...

There is no scientific answer for success. You can't define it. You've simply got to...

Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures...

Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures...

I believe in businesses where you engage in creative thinking, and where you form some...

I believe in businesses where you engage in creative thinking, and where you form some...

When you run an entrepreneurial business, you have hurry sickness - you don't look back,...

When you run an entrepreneurial business, you have hurry sickness - you don't look back,...

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the...

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the...

I didn't go to business school, didn't care about financial stuff and the stock market.

I didn't go to business school, didn't care about financial stuff and the stock market.

At The Body Shop we had always been measured by how many jobs we had...

At The Body Shop we had always been measured by how many jobs we had...

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing...

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing...

The market controls everything, but the market has no heart.

The market controls everything, but the market has no heart.

The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which...

The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which...

Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who's going to control this most...

Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who's going to control this most...

Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform,...

Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform,...

But the minute we went public on the stock market, which is how our wealth...

But the minute we went public on the stock market, which is how our wealth...