The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I always like to say that our brand or our philosophy has always been kind of this marriage between the 'food as… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I started out young and idealistic, and it was all about social justice and fair distribution of resources. I didn't understand why… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I used to boast that Whole Foods was sort of recession-proof. And obviously I've been proven wrong. So I'm not boasting about… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
It started when I moved into a vegetarian co-op back in the '70s, and that's really when I had my food consciousness… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
You have to understand: the narrative that people have about business and capitalism is that they are fundamentally selfish, greedy, and exploitative.… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I learned how to cook, began reading books on food. I began to understand about nutrition. It never had occurred to me… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I kind of have this sense of mission now when we talk about success: I'd really like Whole Foods to contribute to… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
When I'm hiring leaders, I pay a lot of attention to what their peers and what people who report to them say… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
We do take seriously our responsibility, and growing ability, to educate people about healthy eating and giving them greater access to nourishing… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
One of the sad things about retiring is that you just become increasingly irrelevant. The world flows around you, and you don't… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
We wanted to preserve as many jobs as possible, so when our sales continued to decline in August 2008, we did about… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The way most people approach business - and the way they mostly teach in business school - involves the analytical mind. It divides it… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
“I realized that with everything I did from that point onward, I would have to ask myself this question: "How would I feel if… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I think it's absolutely essential that the people that work for a company need to feel that they're part of something bigger - that… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
If you have a mental model that says big corporations are fundamentally greedy and selfish and exploitative, you don't really want to have an… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's dynamic. It… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
A healthy society rests on three pillars: business, government and civil society, or non-profits. Each has a distinct and important role to play, and… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Human beings are made up of many different values, and sometimes those values are in tension with each other. — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I was looking for the meaning of life when I was in college. And my deal with my dad was as long as I… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week,… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Free enterprise capitalism has been the most powerful creative system of social cooperation and human progress ever conceived, but its perception and its role… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
