“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 was looking for the meaning of life when I was in college. And my deal with my dad was as long as I was taking a full course load, then he would pay. And the times that I wasn't taking a full course load, then I was off the dole and I was working.”

“We should all have the legal right to purchase health insurance from any insurance company in any state, and we should be able use that insurance wherever we live. Health insurance should be portable.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Whole Foods has a good health care plan.”