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.
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More Howard Schultz Quotes
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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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Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
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Success is the by-product when you work toward the target.
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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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Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after you’ve done that, dream bigger.
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Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust.
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A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
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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.
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Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.
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The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
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I can’t imagine a day without coffee. I can’t imagine!
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Don’t settle! Embrace a dream–and keep dreaming. Don’t be a bystander. Take it personally.
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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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Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.
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Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.
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