Quotes by Ben Cohen

“People are willing to listen to her and we want to do as much as we can to make her voice heard.”

“I am now really looking forward to the season. And why not? Absence makes the heart grow fonder,”

“isnt a short-term tack to drive sales. This is something thats important for us as a society to address.”

“I can get my dogs hair cut, my wife can get her nails done, I can get a po boy, but theres no place to get justice.”

“While I would have preferred for Ben and Jerrys to remain independent, Im excited about this next chapter in the life of the business,”

“Hes been getting his hands on the ball and been very effective with it.”

“Theres nothing like playing on stage in front of other people, and there are not many places like TCAN where kids under 18 can do that, or even go see the music.”

“Different people have read it differently.”

“This helps explain why the food industry has blocked any efforts to have hearings.”

“They think theyve got it greased by using well-connected lobbyists to slip this thing through the full House without following the normal procedures.”

Without question, the balance of power on the planet today lies in the hands of business. Corporations rival governments in wealth, influence, and power. Indeed, business all too often pulls the strings of government. Competing institutions-religion, the press, even the military-play subordinate roles in much of the world today. If a values-driven approach to business can begin to redirect this vast power toward more constructive ends than the simple accumulation of wealth, the human race and Planet Earth will have a fighting chance.