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First, you have to have fun. Second, you have to put love where your labour is. Third, you have to go in the opposite direction to everyone else.

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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Feminist
Organizational Founder
Littlehampton
West Sussex
Dame Anita Lucia Roddick
Dame Anita Roddick
Anita Lucia Roddick
Anita Lucia Perella
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Contradiction
Fun
Labour
Everyone
Enjoyment
Else
Opposite
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Thirds
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