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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.

Howard Schultz

I don’t have any secret sauce and I’m no smarter than anyone else. I will say I have surrounded myself with unbelievable talent that has made my job easier.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Believe Job Myself Secret Smart Surround Talent
I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Character Definition Myself Person Rich Value
If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Achievement Enterprise Heart Impossible Work Worth Yourself
When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Beginning Culture Dreams Guide Principle Try Vision
While we are a coffee company at heart, Starbucks provides much more than the best cup of coffee—we offer a community gathering place where people come together to connect and discover new things.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Coffee Community Company Discover Heart People Togetherness
This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.
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Believe Big Dreams Inspirational Myself Sound
Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Digital Home Media Social Train
We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the way our customers do.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Battle Breathe Cry Customer Need Ourselves Way
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Color Creation Fashion Hot Right Trend
My mother taught me something at a young age – she said ‘you are the company you keep.’ To define yourself by some label or some level of resources – that’s pretty shallow.
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Age Definition Mom Shallow Teaching Young
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Coffee Education Growth Influence Issues People Place
Starbucks 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 SCHULTZ

Build Company Different Kind Life Profit Program Try Way
Success is best when it is shared.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Best One Liner Share Success Team Work
Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Alone Arrive Empty Success Yourself
The success of the Starbucks has been based on this balance between profitability and a social conscience. Everywhere we’re doing business, were trying to manage the business through the lens of humanity.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Balance Business Conscience Humanity Manage Success Try
Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Balance Discipline Embrace Growth Intuition Status

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