Globalization ... is the most important change in the history of mankind, and often just the latest name for the conspiracy of the rich against the poor.

Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.

Women want to be free to choose from the same range of options that men take for granted. In our quest for equal pay, equal access to education and opportunities, we have made great strides. But until women can move freely and think freely in their homes, on the streets, in the workplace without the fear of violence, there can be no real freedom.

I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake.

The freedom that comes with globalization is freedom for the rich and powerful nations to further exploit and further marginalize those at the bottom of the social ladder.

Be daring. Be first. Be different.

I started The Body Shop in 1976 simply to create a livelihood for myself and my two daughters, while my husband, Gordon, was trekking across the Americas. I had no training or experience and my only business acumen was Gordon's advice to take sales of £300 a week. Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.