black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

We have no patent on anything we do and anything we do can be copied by anyone else. But you can’t copy the heart and the soul and the conscience of the company.

Howard Schultz

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
Whatever you do, don’t play it safe. Don’t do things the way they’ve always been done. Don’t try to fit the system. If you do what’s expected of you, you’ll never accomplish more than others expect.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Accomplishment Expectation Play Safety System Try Yourself
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Blame Life Listening Myself People Responsibility
The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Business Challenge Condition Human
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Business Enough Price Prosperity Sales Strategy Yourself
When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Commitment Inspirational Passionate People Possible Purpose Surround Yourself
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Believe Life Missing Myself People Pursue Sight
We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Behavior Change Consumption Customer Information Technology
You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Love Passion Sacrifice Willing Yourself
I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Coffee Community Connection Creation People Power Simplicity
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Dreams Honesty Inspirational Journey Myself Position Success World
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
This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Believe Big Dreams Inspirational Myself Sound
Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Achievement Meaning Person Team Work Victory
Risk more than others think safe.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Inspirational One Liner Risk Safety Thinking
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Age Definition Mom Shallow Teaching Young

We have no patent on anything we do and anything we do can be copied by anyone else. But you can’t copy the heart and the soul and the conscience of the company.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

We have no patent on anything we do and anything we do can be copied by anyone else. But you can’t copy the heart and the soul and the conscience of the company.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Howard Schultz Quotes