241 Quotes by Anita Roddick

If I had to name a driving force in my life, I would name PASSION every time.

The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don’t tend to support big agencies.

I didn’t go to business school, didn’t care about financial stuff and the stock market.

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

Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who’s going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics, and it’s more powerful than religion. So it’s going to have to be the vigilante consumer.

The beauty and the fashion industry want to control you. And the way that they do it through your body. So once they control your body they control your purse and the products you buy. Its a fantastic strategy and it’s working.

You’ve got so many groups that have no voice in this world – the indigenous, the poor. So how can I use the resources that I have and bring them up, highlight them. And it’s not that difficult. It’s just choosing and concentrating and focusing.

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.

If I can’t do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?