Howard Schultz Quotes

The response to the Starbucks brand has been phenomenal in our international markets.

Most business people today are not going to invest in the uncertainty that exists in America.

Success is best when its shared

Anybody can leverage celebrity for profit.

Customers have different need states and life experiences.

Even though people are under economic pressure, they still want to support those brands with values that are compatible with their own.

Everyone must have a shot at the American Dream.

When you're building a business or joining a company you have to be transparent, you can't have two sets of information for two sets of people.

Growing up I always felt like I was living on the other side of the tracks. I knew the people on the other side had more resources, more money, happier families.

Managing and navigating through a financial crisis is no fun at all.

You walk into a retail store, whatever it is, and if there's a sense of entertainment and excitement and electricity, you wanna be there.

More than anything else, technology will pave the way for innovative change at Starbucks. The bulk of Starbucks' innovation over the next several years will be technology-focused.

The companies that are lasting are those that are authentic.

Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is will. The will to make it happen.

We will never-and I mean never-turn our backs on our employees.

I was working probably at the age of 10, when I had my first paper route. I had every different kind of job you could possibly imagine as a young kid.

If Vancouver did not succeed as Starbucks from '87 on, our entire international business, which is now thousands of stores and a significant amount of growth and profit, may not have existed.

I think what we're lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people.

If you don't love what you're doing with unbridled passion and enthusiasm, you're not going to succeed when you hit obstacles.

I'm optimistic about the country; I'm optimistic about the American people.

I'm much more concerned about America than the Democratic Party.

I think growth covers up mistakes.

I really believe that you cannot use the stock market as a proxy for the economy.

I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.

Don't buy preground coffee.

While their service is ending, our responsibility is just beginning!

The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.

In anything we do, any endeavor, it's not what you do; it's why you do it

When you start a company, it's a singular focus. You have the wind at your back.

We think of Starbucks not as a coffee company but a media company.

We need to reinvent food at Starbucks. Less could be more.

I could've just walked away but I never could have forgiven myself to allow Starbucks to drift into mediocrity or not be relevant. I just couldn't be a bystander.

Starbucks has changed the rules of engagement for the music industry.

Our history is based on extending the brand to categories within the guardrails of Starbucks.

Often, organizations need bold, grand gestures to galvanize people towards a new mission or refocus their attention.

Certainly the caffeine in coffee, whether it's Starbucks or generic coffee, is somewhat of a stimulant. But if you drink it in moderation, which I think four or five cups a day is, you're fine.

Managing a business, small or large, today requires an extremely disciplined, thoughtful approach with regard to the pressure that people are under.

Post-9/11, we saw an immediate uptick in the amount of people in our stores, all over the country. People wanted that human connection. We are not going to fracture the Starbucks experience.

The leaders in Washington have got to come together in a bipartisan way and do the right thing for the people who are being left behind. We cannot have an America that is only based on the wealthy.

People in Washington need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans.

There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust.

This is not his job, I thought, it's his passion.

Authentic brands don't emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does...

I think my whole life, because of where I came from, I had a fear of failure.