Retiring isn't even a word I'd understand. Taking what makes you feel alive, and everyone's looking for ways of making them feel alive, in whatever they do - relationships, business or work - and not just being a voice for a money making business.

A great advantage I had when I started The Body Shop was that I had never been to business school.

the most powerful bodies in the world, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, are also the least democratic and inclusive.

One of the most intriguing things in management and in business is the role of storytelling - people need the anecdotes to do the work that they do.

Business is not financial science, it's about trading.. buying and selling. It's about creating a product or service so good that people will pay for it.

It's about creating a product or service so good that people will pay for it. Now 30 years on The Body Shop is a multi local business with over 2.045 stores serving over 77 million customers in 51 different markets in 25 different languages and across 12 time zones. And I haven't a clue how we got here!

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.