“The real important fact is that consumers would rather choose a sustainable product or service from a transformed business over others. The young people are going to have to live in that future, and they are not part of the solution because they are not at the decision table and hence are increasingly voting with their money.”— Hakan Bulgurlu
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There has been a pathetic failure of governments to invest in educating people about the rights that they hold and enjoy; I suspect because if people knew their rights, they would claim them and put the governments of the world under pressure.
— Kumi NaidooEnvironmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International
According to Global Witness, 4 environmental activists are killed somewhere in the world each week, predominantly in Latin America but also in Africa and Asia. These are individuals doing everything from defending water, land and forests to the rights of indigenous communities.
— Kumi NaidooEnvironmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International
The sad reality is that if we tried to pass that declaration today, the UN General Assembly would fail to do so. Firstly, we don't have someone like Eleanor Roosevelt as an advocate for human rights, and where previously the US played a leadership role, Trump would no doubt block virtually every human rights pillar associated with the declaration.
— Kumi NaidooEnvironmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International
We have made money, capital, materialism and consumption into our God, it's a disease – you could call it affluenza. It is perhaps because of this context that humanity has lost its way, and the consideration of human rights has been subordinated to the interests of a handful of powerful people who sit at the top of the pyramid.
— Kumi NaidooEnvironmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International
You have to be resilient and you have to find the right investors. Surround yourself with amazing investors who are experts.
— José NevesFounder and CEO of Farfetch, luxury fashion e-commerce platform
Technology should be leveraged to enhance the physical and human experience, not replace it.
— José NevesFounder and CEO of Farfetch, luxury fashion e-commerce platform
The distinction between offline and online retail will vanish, as consumers will not be able to tell where one started and the other finished. This is what we call at Farfetch 'Augmented Retail'.
— José NevesFounder and CEO of Farfetch, luxury fashion e-commerce platform
Slowly, over the course of a decade, we built relationships by proving we weren't there to destroy luxury's heritage and its 'unspoken codes of conduct,' but actually to protect them and enable this industry to thrive. We were fashion insiders, and we just happened to be coders too!
— José NevesFounder and CEO of Farfetch, luxury fashion e-commerce platform
I dreamt of Farfetch for the love of fashion. I was absolutely determined to create something in the intersection of both fashion and tech – my two passions.
— José NevesFounder and CEO of Farfetch, luxury fashion e-commerce platform
We have been interested in celebrities since the dawn of time. Jesus was the first celebrity, then the royal families. Celebrity culture exists even at a micro-level... It's human nature to be interested in the captain of the football team, the head cheerleader or who is doing what with who.
— Perez HiltonCelebrity gossip blogger and media personality known for celebrity news website
For the most part, there are more average celebrities than superstars. When most people think of celebrities, they think of A-listers, but there's also B-list, C-list, D-list, F-list and even Z-list. The vast majority of people couldn't name who they are, but they're living the dream!
— Perez HiltonCelebrity gossip blogger and media personality known for celebrity news website
I just hope that those who become influencers make smart choices; it's the kind of attention that comes quickly and is very hard to maintain. There are a few people that remain, and who have maintained longevity, but for the most part, influencer culture is extremely short lived.
— Perez HiltonCelebrity gossip blogger and media personality known for celebrity news website
Social media has been a wonderful thing; it allows celebrities to bypass the middle-man. Many celebrities have also been able to monetise their social-media and make extra money, often very serious amounts. Crucially, social media gives celebrities the opportunities to speak for themselves and set the record straight.
— Perez HiltonCelebrity gossip blogger and media personality known for celebrity news website
The world of celebrity offers an escape from the real world, and offers different things to different people. To many, the celebrity world is aspirational, they imagine themselves living that lifestyle and dream of how it would be to go to that premiere, have that fancy house, or that expensive vacation. For others, the world of celebrity is like watching a car-wreck.
— Perez HiltonCelebrity gossip blogger and media personality known for celebrity news website
What Silicon Valley needs right now is some realism. It needs people who are watching-out and identifying what's real and what's myth. There's a lot of genius and brilliance here, but also a lot of salesmanship.
— Nicholas ThompsonEditor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine & Cybersecurity Expert
Capital has poured into San Francisco and the Bay Area but the growth hasn't distributed itself beyond the top percentile of the community. If you are in one of these companies, you may have a stable and survivable life in the Bay Area, but if you're not? You're going to have to make some incredible trade-offs.
— Cary McClelland