Anita Roddick Quotes



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(October 23, 1942 – September 10, 2007)

Anita Roddick, woman entrepreneur, social activist



"My mother also taught me that life wasn’t any more complicated than love and work."


"My mantra was: "Make the past into prologue for the future."


"Irritation is a great source of energy and creativity."


"You’ve got to be hungry – for ideas, to make things happen and to see your vision made into reality."


"Any idea you have is like an extension of your personality and any company that you build yourself has your thumbprint on it. It’s an extension of yourself."


"Entrepreneurs see opportunities that others don’t. If there is a problem, while other people are just moaning, entrepreneurs will say: "OK, what can I do about it?"


"The shop taught me that business is about buying and selling in that magical place where buyers and sellers come together. In our case, it is about the shops and about making product so good that people will pay you a profit for producing it."


"The most significant clause in our trading charter, the charter that sets out the commitments of The Body Shop, is the promise to integrate principles with profits."


"I have no interest in The Body Shop being the biggest, the most profitable or the largest retailer. I just want The Body Shop to be the best, most breathlessly exciting company – and one that changes the way business is carried out."


"People don’t want simply to buy the product, they want to have sympathy with the company too."


"We can’t have self-government without the self-confidence that is at the root of it."




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