We are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.
HOWARD SCHULTZWe are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.
HOWARD SCHULTZCustomers must recognize that you stand for something.
HOWARD SCHULTZAny business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march.
HOWARD SCHULTZOne of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure.
HOWARD SCHULTZSuccess is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
HOWARD SCHULTZVictory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
HOWARD SCHULTZIf you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
HOWARD SCHULTZPeople around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
HOWARD SCHULTZStarbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising.
HOWARD SCHULTZStarbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn’t a program it has to be a way of life.
HOWARD SCHULTZA great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
HOWARD SCHULTZMy parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.
HOWARD SCHULTZIn life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity or you can pick yourself up and say listen, I have to be responsible for myself.
HOWARD SCHULTZIn 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.
HOWARD SCHULTZThis may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.
HOWARD SCHULTZI think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, ‘I’m going to do this’.
HOWARD SCHULTZ