Be Courageous. It's One Of The Only

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.

I Want To Work For A Company That Contributes To And Is Part Of The Community. I Want Something Not Just To Invest In. I Want Something To Believe In.

Every Time You Buy Something Consider It A Vote Of Confidence In The Company That Produced It.

I Can't Bear To Be Around People Who Are Bland Or Bored Or Uninterested (or To Employ Them).

Be Special. Be Anything But Mediocre.