Will Schultz Quotes

Always challenge the old ways.

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.

Be bold, but be fair. Don't give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail

There's an energy and excitement when you're building a company. You have so much tail wind. You're planting new seeds. But it's also scary, because there's no safety net.

I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.

Art is a crime scene in a sense, a crucible, of the mind and heart and our dreams.

I'm the kind of father I wanted my father to be. That may be the sweetest revenge.

This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.

At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.

I think there is probably no better person to aspire to emulate than Steve Jobs and what he has done at Apple in terms of his leadership, his innovation, not settling for mediocrity.

Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the tea party.

I think Donald Trump is a bigot and a misogynist.

I think that Donald Trump has capitalized and prayed on people's fears.

When we took over the economy, we were losing 800 thousand jobs a month under the [George W.] Bush administration.

We will talk about the contrast between both parties' nominees and our desire to continue to build on our success in helping people reach the middle class.

We will certainly be focused on making sure that the prosperity we have been able to accomplish in the past 8 years under the leadership of Mr. [Barack] Obama, continues.

I think Donald Trump has done everything he can to take us back to policies like we had during the McCarthy years.

Healthcare has been much worse. George W. Bush was destroying the health care system. Obamacare, all it's like doing is keeping prices from going up more rapidly.

With science fiction I think we are preparing ourselves for contact with them, whoever they may be.

We all have a right to know, and if the government has been suppressing information about other life forms, that's the cruelest hoax of all.

Politically speaking, you don't necessarily give away information that allows your enemy to get an upper hand. But at the same time you don't keep reality from the population.

I've been blessed with some lovely scripts and a character that people could truly identify with. It's one of those surprises in life that makes you think, 'God was smiling on me that particular day.

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.

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.

People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.

We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.

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.

Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.

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.

Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.

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.

My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.

California, in a sense, is almost Starbucks' largest country, with almost 3,000 stores.

The Starbucks customer and the Teavana customer are two very different customers, two different need states that are highly complimentary.

Starbucks is rekindling America's love affair with coffee, bringing romance and fresh flavor back to the brew.

If it Captures Your Imagination, it will captivate others.

We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.

There's this myth that has been exacerbated by others that Starbucks means a $4 cup of coffee, which is not true.

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.