It’s one thing to dream, but when the moment is right, you’ve got to be willing to leave what’s familiar and go out to find your own sound.
HOWARD SCHULTZWe would take something old and tired and common – coffee – and weave a sense of romance and community around it. We would rediscover the mystique and charm that had swirled around coffee throughout the centuries.
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This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.
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Customers must recognize that you stand for something.
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Risk more than others think safe.
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Every step of the way, I made a point to underpromise and overdeliver. In the long run, that’s the only way to ensure security in any job.
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I honestly never dreamed at the time that I would one day own the Starbucks and or be in a position where we would have more than 10,000 stores around the world. It has just been an incredible journey for all of us.
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At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.
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Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
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We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who want to bring a gun into Starbucks and the people who want to prevent it. It is a very difficult, fragile situation.
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Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. The other side of it is that you can’t cut enough costs to save your way to prosperity.
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I can’t imagine a day without coffee. I can’t imagine!
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But when you really believe-in yourself, in your dream-you just have to do everything you possibly can to take control and make your vision a reality. No great achievement happens by luck.
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I 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’.
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Authentic brands don’t emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does.
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We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.
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