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A vision is something you see and others don't. Some people would say that's a pocket definition of lunacy. But it also defines entrepreneurial spirit.

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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
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the most powerful bodies in the world, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, are also the least democratic and inclusive.
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We are essentially outsiders and that is the best definition of an entrepreneur I have ever come across.
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If I had to name a driving force in my life, I would name PASSION every time
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People don't want simply to buy the product, they want to have sympathy with the company too.
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A great advantage I had when I started The Body Shop was that I had never been to business school.
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To me the desire to create and to have control over your own life, irrespective of the politics of the time or social structures, has always been a part of the human spirit. What I did not fully realize was that work could open the doors to my heart.
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All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.
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Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before. Herodotus, historian If I had to name a driving force in my life, I'd name passion every time.
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