"All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good."
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Confucius on History"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew."
Abraham Lincoln on History"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history."
Mahatma Gandhi on History"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little."
Franklin D. Roosevelt on History"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."
Thomas Jefferson on History"Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform, or it was health or it was other issues. It is only recently that economic values have superceded every other human value."
"The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies."
"But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want."
"Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform, or it was health or it was other issues. It is only recently that economic values have superceded every other human value."
"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."