“The original entrepreneur may initiate the initial purpose, but, in a ...” — John Mackey Quote

“The original entrepreneur may initiate the initial purpose, but, in a sense, like a parent that has children, the children have their own destiny, and at some point, that can veer off away from the wishes the parent might have for it.”

“I'm a huge NBA fan and watch many games each year. Following any sport is kind of bringing us back to our tribal roots.”

“One of the most important things we do is we've organized our stores and our workforce into teams.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I believe a lot in destiny and don't want to limit myself to being a playback singer alone.”

“I just hope people don't get sick of us. I'm sick of us and I'm in Destiny's Child.”

“I've never believed in my own political manifest destiny.”

“To transform yourself is to transform your destiny.”

“If you allowed PayPal to pursue its destiny, there are moves it could make to become the largest financial company in the world.”

“I let the WWE control my destiny, and it didn't work out so well.”