If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management.

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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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole;...

Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole;...

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...

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?

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.

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

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

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

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...

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with...

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with...

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set,...

Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set,...

Bed is the poor man's opera

Bed is the poor man's opera