241 Quotes by Anita Roddick

If there is excitement in their lives, it is contained in the figures on the profit and loss sheet. What an indictment.

Let me tell you how the French seduce you. They are the most bloody seductive people on Earth. They are charming, they are well-mannered and they praise and flatter you.

Never be seduced into believing it isn't the role of business to tackle the big issues, because it absolutely is.

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.

Never feel too small or powerless to make a difference.

I believe that conventional marketing techniques are increasingly ineffective. Customers are hyped out. They have been overmarketed. They are becoming more cynical about the whole advertising and marketing process.

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.

If trade undermines life, narrows it or impoverishes it, then it can destroy the world. If it enhances life, then it can better the world.

I wake up every morning thinking...this is my last day. And I jam everything into it. There's no time for mediocrity. This is no damned dress rehearsal.