Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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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.
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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.
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Risk more than others think safe.
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When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.
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Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.
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I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It’s seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It’s seeing what other people don’t see And pursuing that vision.
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At its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.
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In 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.
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Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after you’ve done that, dream bigger.
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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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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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I can’t imagine a day without coffee. I can’t imagine!
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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.
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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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Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
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