Howard Schultz quotes - page 2

A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not. (Howard Schultz)
When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture. View quote
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You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve. View quote
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Success is best when it is shared. View quote
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In many places where coffee is grown, deforestation is a major issue. With Starbucks' position in the marketplace and the respect and relationships we have, we can - and have, in some cases - been able to educate and influence people. View quote
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Beverages have to be created. And they're created by looking at what trend is in, say, the fashion industry - what color's hot right now. View quote
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I think if you're an entrepreneur, you've got to dream big - and then dream bigger. View quote
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The Starbucks customer and the Teavana customer are two very different customers, two different need states that are highly complimentary. View quote
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My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life. View quote
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California, in a sense, is almost Starbucks' largest country, with almost 3,000 stores. View quote
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Anybody can leverage celebrity for profit. (Howard Schultz)
Customers have different need states and life experiences. View quote
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Even though people are under economic pressure, they still want to support those brands with values that are compatible with their own. View quote
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We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America. View quote
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There's this myth that has been exacerbated by others that Starbucks means a $4 cup of coffee, which is not true. View quote
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Everyone must have a shot at the American Dream. View quote
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The response to the Starbucks brand has been phenomenal in our international markets. View quote
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Most business people today are not going to invest in the uncertainty that exists in America. View quote
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Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it the right way. View quote
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When it comes to Starbucks, I take every threat very personally. View quote
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I was working probably at the age of 10, when I had my first paper route. I had every different kind of job you could possibly imagine as a young kid. (Howard Schultz)
I do think - as self-serving as it sounds - that I was the right person, given the very, very strong headwind we had from the economy and our own issues, to come back and rewrite the future of the company. View quote
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I think people will walk into the Starbucks store and overnight recognize the significant difference between what Starbucks represents day-in and day-out and all the other coffee companies that have been serving coffee in India for so many years. View quote
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Managing and navigating through a financial crisis is no fun at all. View quote
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Growing up I always felt like I was living on the other side of the tracks. I knew the people on the other side had more resources, more money, happier families. View quote
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