Will Schultz Quotes

Well, boys, it's a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square.

A boy has never wept...nor dashed a thousand kin

You can play jacks, and girls do that with a soft ball and do tricks with it. Oh, Oh, dog Biscuit, and when he is happy he doesn't get snappy.

Starbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.

When it comes to Starbucks, I take every threat very personally.

We are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.

Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after youve done that, dream bigger.

Starbucks is in my blood. It is such a part of me that letting it unravel simply was not an option.

There's a metaphor Vincent Eades likes to use: "If you examine a butterfly according to the laws of aerodynamics, it shouldn't be able to fly. But the butterfly doesn't know that, so it flies.

When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.

Customers must recognize that you stand for something.

UFO's attitude toward the subject is very similar to mine. It's not an advocacy; its philosophy is more I want to believe this, but I want it proved.

Starbucks is committed to evolving and enhancing our customer experience with innovative and wholesome food offerings.

When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.

Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.

Do I take criticism of Starbucks personally? Of course I do.

I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse.

Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising.

Don't be threatened by people smarter than you.

People want to be part of something larger than themselves. They want to be part of something they're really proud of, that they'll fight for, sacrifice for, that they trust.

If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.

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.

Mass advertising can help build brands, but authenticity is what makes them last. If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.

Hiring people is an art, not a science, and resumes can't tell you whether someone will fit into a company's culture.

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.

Governments are moved by numbers, and the greater the number of people who admit that they believe, the greater the likelihood that the secret - if there is one being kept - will be revealed.

We do not need to end Medicare. We don't need to throw people who are younger than 55 years old to the wolves which is what we do.

Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.

Don't settle! Embrace a dream--and keep dreaming. Don't be a bystander. Take it personally.

I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.

Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march.

Risk more than others think safe.

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

When you look at the Democratic presidencies you see resurgence in the economy.

Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.

The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.

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.

Sometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.

But when you really believe-in yourself, in your dream-you just have to do everything you possibly can to take control and make your vision a reality. No great achievement happens by luck.

We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the way our customers do.

Women could get it done...That's why we need more women to run so we have more women in power to make decisions.

Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.

My sisters and I can still recite Dad's grilling rules: Rule No. 1: Dad is in charge. Rule No. 2: Repeat Rule No. 1.

Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.

For a time, the Flying Tigers provided the only victories against the Japanese anywhere in the Far East... This handful of men had shown that the Japanese were not invincible.

Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.

Joy comes from using your potential.

Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.

I conduct my life with an expectation that people will do the right thing. Yet even with all my experience, I am still surprised when they do not.