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.

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Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,'...

Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,'...

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,...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...