Anita Roddick Quotes

I've managed to keep my career going in a way that suits me. I'll perform, and then I'll go home to my actual life, and I've never been so visible.

To me, success was not having to have a boss and not having a day job. I've been living my own version of success since the early '90s when I first got signed. I haven't had a job since then.

Being an entrepreneur does, of course, give you greater freedom than someone who is tied to a fixed work schedule, but you'd be mistaken to think that you're going to have it easier than your 9-5 counterparts.

To have been able to do this for so long and to not have to work a regular job is a thrill.

The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.

Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work.

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

I like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities. At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods - that's where I'm really happy.

Why isn't it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living?

The self-owned and -operated business is the freest life in the world.

I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms.

I think when I was on the corporate ladder, it was very difficult to maintain the hours. It's a little easier when you have you're an entrepreneur.

Now I don't work for the money or the glory. I just work because I like building businesses.

If I didn't want to work for a couple of years, I wouldn't have to-it's a great feeling, to know I'm doing it because I want to do it.

I'm proud I've been able to pay my rent doing what I love because I hate real jobs.

I've never liked the idea of working for other people.

I am in the position where I don't have to work for the sake of working, so I'm very lucky, in a sense. So, I can always sit back and wait for a project that I respond to, that I want to do.

I am somehow allowed by the universe to do exactly what I want to do to make a living.

Pursuing your passion is fulfilling and leads to financial freedom.

It's good to work for someone else. Because then you appreciate it more when you are an entrepreneur.

I've finally reached a stage in my career where I can do what I want.

I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer's life. On the other hand, it's good to have another job. It gives you something to do.

Alternatives to government employment are a safeguard of the freedom of the individual

I've been living the American Dream for over 25 years - just being able to do what I do, be creative, and make money out of it. It's incredible.

I specifically left the corporate world so I could wear T-shirts, blue jeans, and honestly, I always wanted to be my own boss.