There is nothing wrong with making money, but that's not particularly inspiring. John Mackey inspiremakemoney Change image and share on social
When I'm hiring leaders, I pay a lot of attention to what their peers and what people who report to them say about them. We want people who relate well with their peers and cooperate in an exchange of information rather than being overly competitive. John Mackey attentioncompetitivecooperate share on social
Health care is a service that we all need, but just like food and shelter, it is best provided through voluntary and mutually beneficial market exchanges. John Mackey beneficialcareexchange Change image and share on social
As a company grows, its purpose grows with it. It has the potential to evolve your purpose. John Mackey companyevolvegrow Change image and share on social
I love my cooking tools because I enjoy cooking - a Vitamix for smoothies and a rice cooker for steel-cut oats. I travel with a small rice cooker. I soak oats overnight, and when I get up, I just turn the rice cooker on, and it cooks the oats perfectly every time. John Mackey cookcookercut share on social
I've always thought the main argument for organic was more environmental than a health argument. I just don't think spraying a lot of pesticides into the environment on a routine basis is a good thing. John Mackey argumentbasisenvironment share on social
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, but at age 23 or 22 or whatever I was, it wasn't obvious at all. John Mackey affectagebegin share on social
I really think people should live to be 100 years old pretty much disease-free. I think that's our genetic potential. John Mackey diseasefreegenetic Change image and share on social
I sometimes think that unions don't understand that we live in a free society, and people have the right to not select union representation if they don't want it. John Mackey freelivepeople Change image and share on social
I kind of have this sense of mission now when we talk about success: I'd really like Whole Foods to contribute to the healing of America, and the success of that may be measured in decades rather than in months, but I think we're on the way to doing it. John Mackey americacontributedecade share on social
