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I think that business practices would improve immeasurably if they were guided by feminine pinciples, qualities like love, care, and intuition.

Anita Roddick

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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
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Littlehampton
West Sussex
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