Anita Roddick Quotes on business

Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda... view

By: Anita Roddick

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... view

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When you run an entrepreneurial business, you have hurry sickness - you don't look back, you advance and consolidate. But it is such fun... view

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Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole.. view

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All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good... view

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If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management... view

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

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I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses, made money because they offered honest products and treated their people decently... This business creed, sadly, seems long forgotten... view

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I believe in businesses where you engage in creative thinking, and where you form some of your deepest relationships. If it isn't about the production of the human spirit, we are in big trouble... view

By: Anita Roddick