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If you really didn't ever want to get wrinkles, then you should have stopped smiling years ago!

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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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the function of wealth is not to accumulate it but to give it away as productively and responsibly as you can.
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The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.
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Get informed. Get outraged. Get inspired. Get active.
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Speed, agility and responsiveness are the keys to future success.
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