What people say often precedes what they think. Some people sometimes say, "I have to hear myself talk before I know what I think." I think language sometimes, because it opens new channels, it opens new doors, is enormously important.
John ElkingtonSo, you could call me optimistic and hopeful and probably just a little bit naรฏve, but I'm coming from the space that the best way to predict the future is to get out there and just do it yourself.
John ElkingtonI think consumerism breeds dissatisfaction, and I think that the advertisers play to that. So I cannot be comfortable with that. On the other hand, the cornucopia of products and innovation - I love Apple, for example. That's a temple of consumerism in many ways.
John Elkington