Ann Perodeau > Ann's Quotes

“The truth about stories is, that's all we are.”
― Thomas King

“you have to be careful with the stories you tell. And you have to watch out for the stories that you are told.”
― Thomas King, The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative

“If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.”
― Anita Roddick

“Cynicism is what passes for insight when courage is lacking.”
― Anita Roddick

“There are 3 billion women in the world who don't look like supermodels and only 8 that do.”
― Anita Roddick

“Be courageous. It's one of the only places left uncrowded”
― Anita Roddick

“If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've never been to bed with a mosquito.”
― Anita Roddick

“The business of business should not just be about money, it should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed.”
― Anita Roddick

“Values carry the message of shared purposes, standards and conceptions of what is worth living for and what is worth striving for.”
― Anita Roddick

“My passionate belief is that business can be fun, it can be conducted with love and a powerful force for good.”
― Anita Roddick

“I want to define success by redefining it. For me it isn't that solely mythical definition - glamour, allure, power of wealth, and the privilege from care. Any definition of success should be personal because it's so transitory. It's about shaping my own destiny.”
― Anita Roddick

“I'm not about turning back the clock or promising some magic elixir of youth. It's an acknowledgment of the fact that as we age our skin has different needs.”
― Anita Roddick

“Get informed. Get outraged. Get inspired. Get active.”
― Anita Roddick

“I'm interested in any ingredient that has a history, that's been used by women, that works”
― Anita Roddick