If you have a mental model that says big corporations are fundamentally greedy and selfish and exploitative, you don't really want to… — 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… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I've been doing long-distance backpacking since 2002 when I hiked the Appalachian Trail. You start to calm down and relax and get… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Back then, before the Internet, you had these paper catalogs that you ordered all the food from. So, we flipped through the… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The idea that in the system, if you manage it in an optimum way, all of the constituent parts of the system… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The way yogurt works is you take the old yogurt culture and you put it in milk. You have to put enough… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I like games that are complex - the deeper you get into the game, the more there is to learn. — 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
In general, when you travel, you get into a different reality and are able to more accurately reflect on your ordinary life.… — 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
To me, you make a tradeoff. It might be a little bit more expensive. But you're getting a better tasting, higher quality… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
You can't live if you don't eat, but you don't live to eat. And neither does business exist primarily to make a… — 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
If you're growing very rapidly, it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, in a way, because the growth kind of bails you… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I was in my early 20s and open to alternative lifestyles. I thought, 'I bet you get a lot of attractive, interesting… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Your typical business just measures the metrics that have to do with the profitability of the business one way or another. But… — 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
