Human beings are made up of many different values, and sometimes those values are in tension with each other. John Mackey beinghumanmake Change image and share on social
I was in my early 20s and open to alternative lifestyles. I thought, 'I bet you get a lot of attractive, interesting women in a vegetarian co-op.' John Mackey 20salternativeattractive Change image and share on social
I reject the premise that liberal and libertarian values are necessarily in conflict. In fact, I often self-identify as a 'classical liberal.' John Mackey classicalconflictfact Change image and share on social
I always like to say that our brand or our philosophy has always been kind of this marriage between the 'food as indulgence,' and it's also been about 'food as health,' that food is vitality. John Mackey brandfoodhealth Change image and share on social
I've been amazed at how quickly people can heal themselves, actually. John Mackey amazehaveheal Change image and share on social
Good leaders need to be able to connect to all of those around them. This is especially true at Whole Foods, where we have a very team-oriented culture. John Mackey connectculturefood Change image and share on social
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 it's not just a job. John Mackey absolutelybigcompany Change image and share on social
It's not Apple's fault that they're seeking to avoid paying taxes. They're not lying, cheating or stealing. They're following the rules that were created by governments. If the government doesn't like the rules, they can change them. John Mackey appleavoidchange share on social
Food is intensely pleasurable, and people are afraid that if they change the way they eat, they'll stop having pleasure. John Mackey afraidchangeeat Change image and share on social
Any type of political ideology is going to have a lot of different variants of it. John Mackey ideologylotpolitical Change image and share on social
