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.

I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.

People need to eat whole food plant foods, primarily... whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. That diet supports our lives. We ought to live to be 90 or 100 without getting any diseases.

We do take seriously our responsibility, and growing ability, to educate people about healthy eating and giving them greater access to nourishing and affordable fresh food.

A healthy diet is a solution to many of our health-care problems. It's the most important solution.

Whole Foods has a good health care plan.

The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will always take pride in cultural heritage.

In general, when you travel, you get into a different reality and are able to more accurately reflect on your ordinary life. Hiking does that for me.

I think for any small business that's bootstrapped, the overwhelming challenge initially is getting to positive cash flow.

One of the sad things about retiring is that you just become increasingly irrelevant. The world flows around you, and you don't seem to be impacting it any longer.

There is nothing wrong with making money, but that's not particularly inspiring.

Many contemporary critics of higher education similarly posit a Golden Age but no one knows when it was supposed to exist.

I write because I want to give strength to myself

I am a terrible judge of character' "I don't think so. You just need to take note of FACTS from the outset, not feelings.

Time is the dressing room for eternity.

Your clients are critical to your business. Don't lose touch with who they are and why they've chosen to do business with you.

I'm quite good, though I say it myself, at making strangers feel at ease.

I love European films in general. If I were to go to the movie store or something, that's what I like to see.

I think comedy is funnier when it's real.

Together we hope to establish a standard of Bravery and Kindness, as well as a community worldwide that protects and nurtures others in the face of bullying and abandonment.

I am entering into the truth, into nature.