Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform, or it was health or it was other issues. It is only recently that economic values have superceded every other human value.

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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;...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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?

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...