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> [I learned how to cook, began reading books on food. I began to understand about nutrition. It never had occurred to me that what you ate could affect how you felt. It could affect your health. It seems obvious now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/i-learned-how-to-cook-began-reading-books-on-food-i-began-to/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

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## More by John Mackey

> [The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/the-world-is-getting-more-connected-through-technology-and-travel/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [The way most people approach business - and the way they mostly teach in business school - involves the analytical mind. It divides it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/the-way-most-people-approach-business-and-the-way-they-mostly-teach/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [“I realized that with everything I did from that point onward, I would have to ask myself this question: "How would I feel if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/i-realized-that-with-everything-i-did-from-that-point-onward-i-would/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/at-a-lot-of-companies-founded-on-principles-the-notion-of-making/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/i-think-it-s-absolutely-essential-that-the-people-that-work-for-a/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/if-you-have-a-mental-model-that-says-big-corporations-are/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/the-great-thing-about-a-culture-is-that-once-you-really-get-it-going/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/a-healthy-society-rests-on-three-pillars-business-government-and/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [Human beings are made up of many different values, and sometimes those values are in tension with each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/human-beings-are-made-up-of-many-different-values-and-sometimes-those/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [I was looking for the meaning of life when I was in college. And my deal with my dad was as long as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/i-was-looking-for-the-meaning-of-life-when-i-was-in-college-and-my/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/starting-my-own-business-was-kind-of-a-wakeup-call-in-a-number-of/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [Free enterprise capitalism has been the most powerful creative system of social cooperation and human progress ever conceived, but its perception and its role…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/free-enterprise-capitalism-has-been-the-most-powerful-creative-system/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [I've been doing long-distance backpacking since 2002 when I hiked the Appalachian Trail. You start to calm down and relax and get into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/i-ve-been-doing-long-distance-backpacking-since-2002-when-i-hiked-the/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [We knew it was going to be a market, and we knew it was a food market. Well, what kind of food market? It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/we-knew-it-was-going-to-be-a-market-and-we-knew-it-was-a-food-market/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

> [As a company grows, its purpose grows with it. It has the potential to evolve your purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/as-a-company-grows-its-purpose-grows-with-it-it-has-the-potential-to/)

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