I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses, made money because they offered honest products and treated their people decently... This business creed, sadly, seems long forgotten.

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped...

If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped...

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;...

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...

I want you to believe-I do believe-that you did everything in your power to prevent...

I want you to believe-I do believe-that you did everything in your power to prevent...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...