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One of the most intriguing things in management and in business is the role of storytelling - people need the anecdotes to do the work that they do.

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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
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If you don't believe one person can make a difference, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.
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We have our values from the church, the temple, the mosque. Do not rob, do not murder. But our behaviour changes the minute we go into the corporate place. Suddenly all of this is irrelevant.
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I want to define success by redefining it. For me it isn't that solely mythical definition - glamour, allure, power of wealth, and the privilege from care. Any definition of success should be personal because it's so transitory. It's about shaping my own destiny.
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You've got to be hungry - for ideas, to make things happen and to see your vision made into reality
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I hope to leave my children a sense of empathy and pity and a will to right social wrongs
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The growth of The Body Shop is testimony to the fact that you don't need to waste money on costly advertising campaigns to be successful. Instead, we've always relied on word of mouth and stories.
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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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