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

I have no interest in 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.

A vision is something you see and others don't. Some people would say that's a pocket definition of lunacy. But it also defines entrepreneurial spirit.

Corporate crime kills far more people and costs taxpayers far more money than street crime.

One of the key problems of the business world is that greed has become culturally acceptable.

The aging process is fascinating because it doesn't disturb me, because this is what it is supposed to be like. But I'll tell you what does - it's the lack of strength - you can't hold up suitcases and do it yourself. Loss of physical strength.

If you pretend that business is beyond morality, that's the kind of morality you get.