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 SCHULTZDon’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 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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In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.
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Sometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.
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My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.
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The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.
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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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Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
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The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
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I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.
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Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.
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We would take something old and tired and common – coffee – and weave a sense of romance and community around it. We would rediscover the mystique and charm that had swirled around coffee throughout the centuries.
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This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.
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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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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.
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