Entrepreneurs must love what they do to such a degree that doing it is worth sacrifice and, at times, pain. But doing anything else, we think, would be unimaginable.
HOWARD SCHULTZTo be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader.
More Howard Schultz Quotes
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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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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.
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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.
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Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.
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You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.
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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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When companies fail, or fail to grow, it’s almost always because they don’t invest in the people, the systems, and the processes they need.
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Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after you’ve done that, dream bigger.
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And with the right mentor, don’t be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don’t know what you don’t know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you’ll be surprised how much others will help.
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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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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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The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
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Be bold, but be fair. Don’t give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail.
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China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers.
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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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