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The money that we make from the company goes into The Body Shop Foundation, which isn't one of those awful tax shelters like some in America. It just functions to take the money and give it away.
Anita Roddick
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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
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The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.
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Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out.
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The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies.
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Never be seduced into believing it isn't the role of business to tackle the big issues, because it absolutely is.
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Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.
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Why should how I act in my workplace be any different from how I interact with my family at home? It's making sure the company runs on feminine principles where the major ethic is care.
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There are a lot of dark sides to success, but the light side of it is the ability to be opportunistic, and to be able to do things.
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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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Creativity comes by breaking the rules, by saying that you're in love with the anarchist.
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Running a company on market research is like driving while looking in the rear view mirror.
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I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake.
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business itself is now the most powerful force for change in the world today, richer and faster by far than most governments. And what is it doing with this power? It is using free trade, the most powerful weapon at its disposal, to tighten its grip on the globe.
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