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.

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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...

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,'...

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...

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 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 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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.